"Adrenal Rest Tumor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Neoplasm derived from displaced cells (rest cells) of the primordial ADRENAL GLANDS, generally in patients with CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA. Adrenal rest tumors have been identified in TESTES; LIVER; and other tissues. They are dependent on ADRENOCORTICOTROPIN for growth and adrenal steroid secretion.
| Descriptor ID |
D000314
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.470.035.232
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| Concept/Terms |
Adrenal Rest Tumor- Adrenal Rest Tumor
- Adrenal Rest Tumors
- Rest Tumor, Adrenal
- Rest Tumors, Adrenal
- Tumor, Adrenal Rest
- Tumors, Adrenal Rest
- Adrenal Cortical Rest Tumor
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Lipid cell tumor of the ovary in reference to adult-onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia and polycystic ovary syndrome. A case report. J Reprod Med. 1987 May; 32(5):363-9.