Endocrine gland neoplasm

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Endocrine gland neoplasm Classification & external resources
ICD-10	C73.-C75. D34.-D35.
MeSH	D004701

An endocrine gland neoplasm is a neoplasm affecting one or more glands of the endocrine system.

Examples include:

• Adrenal tumor
• Pituitary adenoma

The most common form is thyroid cancer.^[1]

Conditions such as pancreatic cancer or ovarian cancer can be considered endocrine tumors, or classified under other systems.

[edit] See also

• Multiple endocrine neoplasia

[edit] References

v • d • e Pathology: Cancer, Tumors, Neoplasms, and oncology (C00-D48, 140-239)
Benign tumors	Hyperplasia - Cyst - Pseudocyst - Hamartoma - Benign tumor
Malignant progression	Dysplasia - Carcinoma in situ - Cancer - Metastasis
Topography	lip, oral cavity and pharynx: Oral - Head/Neck - Nasopharyngeal digestive system: tract (Esophagus, Stomach, Small intestine, Colon/rectum, Appendix, Anus) - glands (Liver, Bile duct, Gallbladder, Pancreas) respiratory system: Larynx - Lung bone, articular cartilage, skin, and connective tissue: Bone - Skin - Blood urogenital: breast and female genital organs (Breast, Vagina, Cervix, Uterus, Endometrium, Ovaries) - male genital organs (Penis, Prostate, Testicles) - urinary organs (Kidney, Bladder) nervous system: Eye - Brain endocrine system: Thyroid (Papillary, Follicular, Medullary, Anaplastic) - Adrenal tumor (Adrenocortical carcinoma, Pheochromocytoma) - Pituitary
Misc.	Tumor suppressor genes/oncogenes - Staging/grading - Carcinogenesis - Carcinogen - Research - Paraneoplastic syndrome - List of oncology-related terms