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  2. Benign adrenal tumors - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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    Benign adrenal tumors are masses that aren't cancer. They form in the adrenal glands. 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.

  3. Adrenalectomy - Mayo Clinic

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    Although small, these glands control much of what happens in the body. An adrenalectomy (uh-dree-nul-EK-tuh-me) is surgery to remove one or both of the adrenal glands. The body's two adrenal glands are located at the top of each kidney. The adrenal glands are part of the system that makes hormones, called the endocrine system.

  4. Addison's disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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    Overview. Addison's disease, also called adrenal insufficiency, is an uncommon illness that occurs when the body doesn't make enough of certain hormones. In Addison's disease, the adrenal glands make too little cortisol and, often, too little of another hormone, aldosterone. Addison's disease can affect anyone and can be life-threatening.

  5. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia - Symptoms and causes

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    Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is the medical name for a group of genetic conditions that affect the adrenal glands. The adrenal glands are a pair of walnut-sized organs above the kidneys. They make important hormones, including: Cortisol. This controls the body's response to illness or stress. Mineralocorticoids such as aldosterone.

  6. Adrenal cancer - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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    Signs and symptoms of adrenal cancer include: Weight gain. Muscle weakness. Pink or purple stretch marks on the skin. Hormone changes in women that might cause excess facial hair, hair loss on the head and irregular periods. Hormone changes in men that might cause enlarged breast tissue and shrinking testicles. Nausea.

  7. Pheochromocytoma - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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    But tumors can grow in both adrenal glands. With a pheochromocytoma, the tumor releases hormones that can cause various symptoms. They include high blood pressure, headache, sweating and symptoms of a panic attack. If a pheochromocytoma isn't treated, serious or life-threatening damage to other body systems can happen.

  8. Adrenal fatigue: What causes it? - Mayo Clinic

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    Some people claim that adrenal fatigue is a mild form of adrenal insufficiency caused by chronic stress. The idea is that the adrenal glands can't keep up with the demands of the ongoing fight-or-flight state in the body that chronic stress causes. Existing blood tests, according to this theory, aren't sensitive enough to detect a small drop in ...

  9. Neuroblastoma - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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    Changes in bowel habits, such as diarrhea or constipation. Neuroblastoma in the chest may cause signs and symptoms such as: Wheezing. Chest pain. Changes to the eyes, including drooping eyelids and unequal pupil size. Other signs and symptoms that may indicate neuroblastoma include: Lumps of tissue under the skin.

  10. Adrenoleukodystrophy - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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    In adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), your body can't break down very long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs), causing saturated VLCFA s to build up in your brain, nervous system and adrenal gland. The most common type of ALD is X-linked ALD, which is caused by a genetic defect on the X chromosome. X-linked ALD affects males more severely than females, who ...

  11. Cushing syndrome - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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    Too much cortisol can cause some of the main symptoms of Cushing syndrome — a fatty hump between the shoulders, a rounded face, and pink or purple stretch marks on the skin. Cushing syndrome also can cause high blood pressure or bone loss. Sometimes, it can cause type 2 diabetes. Treatments for Cushing syndrome can lower the body's cortisol ...