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Diagnosing Endocrine Malignancies
Although relatively uncommon Endocrine Malignancies are difficult to detect and
cure effectively and result in about 12% fatality.
The common Endocrine cancers are: Thyroid Carcinoma, Parathyroid Carcinoma and
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms (a neoplasm is an abnormal growth of tissue).
Symptoms - symptoms of endocrine tumors can result in abnormal secretion of
hormones into the body as a result there may be some drastic changes. For
instance in the rare form of adrenal cancer a condition known as Cushings
syndrome results in obesity and high blood pressure. Other forms of the disease
may result in male pattern hair growth in females as well as breast swelling in
males.
Diagnosis - Initial diagnosis is usually in the detection of abnormal hormone
levels in the blood.
Treatment - Treatment is usually in the form of surgical removal of the tumor.
Drugs and radiation are also sometimes effective in treating the disease.
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