Who is at risk of getting adrenocortical carcinoma?

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Who is at risk of getting adrenocortical carcinoma?

People with certain inherited genetic conditions have a higher risk of developing adrenal cancer. In about 50% of adrenocortical carcinoma cases, the disease runs in families. Genetic conditions that increase ACC risk include:

  • Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome.
  • Carney complex.
  • Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP).
  • Li-Fraumeni syndrome.
  • Lynch syndrome.
  • Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN1).
  • Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1).
  • Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) syndrome.

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