What is Adrenal tumor?
An '''adrenal tumor''' or '''adrenal mass'''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/doctors-remove-worlds-largest-adrenal-tumour/article17349341.ece|title=Doctors remove 'world's largest adrenal tumour'|last=Perappadan|first=Bindu Shajan|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=2017-02-23|language=en}}</ref> is any [[benign]] or [[cancer|malignant]] [[neoplasia|neoplasms]] of the [[adrenal gland]]. They are known to overproduce [[endocrine]] [[hormone]]s. '''Adrenal cancer''' is when there are malignant adrenal tumors, and includes [[neuroblastoma]], [[adrenocortical carcinoma]] and some adrenal [[pheochromocytoma]]s. Most adrenal pheochromocytomas and all [[adrenocortical adenomas]] are benign tumors, which do not [[metastasis|metastasize]] or destroy nearby tissues, but may cause significant health problems by unbalancing hormones. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Cancer|Adrenal]] {{med-stub}}