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3 unusual facts about Adrenocortical carcinoma


Adrenocortical carcinoma

Feminization (estrogen excess) is most readily noted in men, and includes breast enlargement, decreased libido and impotence.

The genes h19, insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II), p57kip2 are important for fetal growth and development.

Megan McNeil

The only child of Dave and Suzanne McNeil, she was diagnosed in 2006 with adrenalcortical carcinoma, a rare type of adrenal cancer when she was 16 years old.



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