In more than 15% of people with benign adrenal tumors, the growths produce clinically relevant levels of serum cortisol that are significantly linked with an increased prevalence of hypertension and, ...

Nonfunctional adrenal tumors were associated with an increased risk for cancers including adrenal, thyroid, lung, stomach, and bladder cancers. Individuals with nonfunctional adrenal tumors (NFATs) ...

In a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers at Lund University and Skåne University Hospital followed up all patients diagnosed with benign adrenal tumours who came into ...

PET scans can light up tumors in the body and help doctors determine if they are cancerous or benign (noncancerous). The results of a PET scan help guide medical decisions. A PET scan is a type of ...

These tumors can form spontaneously, for no known reason, or they may develop because of a faulty gene (mutation). Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas are usually benign (noncancerous), but they can ...

When you hear the word tumor, you likely think of cancer. But, in fact, many tumors aren’t cancerous. A tumor is a cluster of abnormal cells. Depending on the types of cells in a tumor, it can be: ...

Patients with nonfunctional adrenal tumors have a significantly higher risk for diabetes compared to patients without adrenal tumors. These findings suggest that a classification of "nonfunctional" ...

Few words are more dreaded to hear from a doctor than learning that a tumor has been discovered. It's something most people equate to significant illness, inconvenience, and even death. Indeed, the ...

Though no one wants to learn that a tumor has been discovered in the first place, having a doctor tell you they've detected one is not the same as being told you have cancer. "Identifying that a tumor ...