Researchers identify a new type of tumor cell population that leads to cortisol-producing adenomas, noncancerous tumors that produce excessive cortisol Fukuoka, Japan—Researchers from Kyushu ...

Getty Images Primary care clinicians are often the most accessible to patients and play a crucial role in the early detection and treatment of Addison Disease. The prevalence of AD in the US is ...

Researchers from Kyushu University's Faculty of Medical Sciences report on new insights into the mechanisms of how adrenal gland tumors are formed. The team identified a new type of tumor cell ...

Addison’s disease occurs when the adrenal glands do not produce enough of two steroid hormones called cortisol and aldosterone. This can cause fatigue, weakness, digestion problems, dehydration, and ...

Doctors divide adrenocortical carcinoma into four stages, depending on how far the cancer has spread and which tissues it affects. This helps inform decisions about treatment and outlook.

Autoimmune Addison's disease (AAD) results from the immune-mediated destruction of adrenocortical cells. AAD is a major component of the autoimmune polyendocrine syndromes type 1 (APS 1) and type 2.

People with the rare Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) have a high risk of developing cancer. Almost all those affected will develop cancer once, and in many cases several times, during their lifetime. LFS ...

This glucocorticoid is a steroid hormone that is created from cholesterol and is released from the adrenal cortex within the zona fasciculata layer. The hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis works ...

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The incidence of mild intraocular inflammation (IOI) in the real world occurs more frequently after intravitreal injection of aflibercept than in clinical trials, according to a study published online ...