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, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In an analysis of data from participants in the ENSAT EURINE-ACT study, about 45% had possible or definitive ...

Adrenal gland tumors that are defined as being nonfunctional may not really be so, and the hormones that these tumors secrete could increase an individual’s risk of cardiometabolic irregularities, ...

Researchers have found that 'non-functional' adrenal tumors can increase a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital have found that "non-functional" ...

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 ...

New research shows that male patients with benign tumors of the adrenal gland suffer more bone fractures. The study found men with a certain type of adrenal tumor have reduced bone mass and more ...

Jan. 3 (UPI) --Up to one in 10 adults has a benign tumor, or lump, in their adrenal glands that, though otherwise harmless, increases their risk for Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure, a study ...

Liao CH et al. (2006) Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for potentially malignant adrenal tumors greater than 5 cm. J Clin Endocrinol Metab [doi:10.1210./jc.2005-2420 ...

Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital have found that "non-functional" adrenal tumors can increase a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Benign adrenal tumors that don't appear to ...

Up to 10 percent of the population have benign lumps on their adrenal glands, triangular hormone-secreting glands that sit atop the kidneys. These tumors, known as adrenal incidentalomas, have ...

Liao CH et al. (2006) Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for potentially malignant adrenal tumors greater than 5 cm. J Clin Endocrinol Metab [doi:10.1210./jc.2005-2420 ...