Diabetes and Endocrine Disorders

Endocrine Oncology

Endocrine oncology is the speciality of medicine that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of tumors or cancers that arise from the endocrine system. The endocrine system is a network of glands that produce and secrete hormones, which are chemical messengers that regulate various physiological processes in the body. Common endocrine glands include the pituitary gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, adrenal glands, pancreas, ovaries, and testes. Tumors can develop in any of these glands, and they can be benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous).

Mainly Endocrine oncology deals with tumours caused by thyroid hormones, often known as endocrine neoplasia. There are two types of endocrine neoplasia; both are genetic abnormalities that can be passed down from generation to generation. The first kind is called as warmers disorder, while the second type is known as pheochromocytoma or straightforward condition, both of which resulted in medullary thyroid cancer.

• Adrenal gland tumors
• Multiple endocrine neoplasias 1 (MEN1)
• Multiple endocrine neoplasias 2 (MEN 2)
• Parathyroid gland tumors
• Pituitary gland tumors
• Pancreatic cancer
• Thyroid cancer