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A history of having a disease or surgery that affects the pituitary gland or the adrenal glands. Certain genetic changes that affect the pituitary or adrenal glands. These include gene changes that cause the inherited disease congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Other autoimmune endocrine conditions, such as hypothyroidism or type 1 diabetes.
Adrenal gland disorders occur when the adrenal glands produce too much or too little of these hormones. Cushing's Syndrome Common symptoms of Cushing's syndrome (due to an adrenal, pituitary, or ectopic tumor) can include:
Most adrenal gland tumors—abnormal growths on the adrenal glands—are not cancerous. They often do not cause symptoms or require treatment. However, adrenal gland tumors can produce a variety of different hormones, leading hormone levels to get too high. Adrenal tumors can cause:
Adrenal gland disorders occur when the adrenal glands produce too much or too little hormone. Adrenal gland function also can be affected by hormones produced by other glands in the body, such as the pituitary gland, or by hormones introduced from an outside source. At least nine different types of adrenal gland disorders exist, each with its own symptoms and possible treatments.
Adrenal gland disorders occur when the adrenal glands do not work properly. They can be classified into disorders that occur when too much hormone is produced or when too little hormone is produced. These disorders can occur if there is a problem with the adrenal gland itself, such as a disease, genetic mutation, tumor, or infection.
This test is done to find out if the pituitary gland is causing secondary adrenal insufficiency. The test involves checking blood sugar and cortisol levels after a shot of insulin. Imaging tests. A CT scan of the stomach area checks the size of the adrenal glands
Problems with the adrenal glands can cause them to make too much cortisol. The most common is a tumor in the outer part of the adrenal gland called an adrenal adenoma. These tumors are not cancer, and only some make too much cortisol. Cancerous tumors in the outer part of the adrenal glands, known as adrenocortical carcinoma, are rare.
The adrenal glands are part of the endocrine system. These glands make hormones that send messages to nearly every organ and tissue in the body. There are two adrenal glands, one above each kidney. Each gland has two types of tissue: the cortex and the medulla. Benign adrenal tumors that grow in the cortex are called adrenal adenomas.
A pheochromocytoma (fee-o-kroe-moe-sy-TOE-muh) is a rare tumor that grows in an adrenal gland. Most often, the tumor is not cancer. When a tumor isn't cancer, it's called benign. You have two adrenal glands — one at the top of each kidney. The adrenal glands make hormones that help control key processes in the body, such as blood pressure.
Health care providers use a variety of surgical and medical treatments for adrenal gland disorders. These include 1: Surgery to remove tumors in the adrenal gland or, when appropriate, surgery to remove the one or both of the adrenal glands; Minimally invasive surgery performed through the nostrils to remove tumors in the pituitary gland