Molecular adrenocortical tumourigenesis.

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Adrenocortical neoplasms are the most frequent abnormality of the adrenal cortex. Most of these lesions are clinically silent and are detected incidentally by ultrasound or computed tomography. The prevalence of these so-called 'incidentalomas' in the general population is around 1%, increasing with age and reaching 6% among those in the age range 60-70 years. In contrast, primary adrenocortical carcinoma, a...

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