Skip navigation

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Adrenal Gland Disorders

What are adrenal glands?

Your adrenal glands are two small organs that sit on top of each kidney. The adrenal glands make different types of hormones you need to stay alive and healthy. Hormones are chemicals that travel in your bloodstream and control how different parts of your body work.

The adrenal glands make the hormones cortisol, aldosterone, adrenaline, and noradrenaline. They also make hormones that your body uses to make sex hormones (estrogen and testosterone). All of these hormones do many important jobs, including:

(Read more)

Results 1 - 10 of 717 for Adrenal gland
  1. Adrenal Gland Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... functions. A number of disorders can affect the adrenal glands, including tumors. Tumors can be either benign or ... tumors aren't cancer. Malignant ones are. Most adrenal gland tumors are benign. They usually do not cause ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/adrenalglandcancer.html - Health Topics
  2. Adrenal Gland Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are adrenal glands? Your adrenal glands are two small organs that sit on top of each kidney. The adrenal glands make different types of hormones you need ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/adrenalglanddisorders.html - Health Topics
  3. Adrenal gland removal 
    Adrenal gland removal is an operation in which one or both adrenal glands are removed. The adrenal glands are part of the endocrine system and are ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007437.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Addison Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your adrenal glands are just above your kidneys. The outside layer of these glands makes hormones that help your body ... and salt balance. Addison disease happens if the adrenal glands don't make enough of these hormones. A ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/addisondisease.html - Health Topics
  5. Adrenal glands 
    The adrenal glands are two small triangle-shaped glands in the upper abdomen. One gland is located on top of ... Each adrenal gland is about the size of the top part of the thumb. The outer part of the gland ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002219.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Adrenal Gland Removal (Adrenalectomy) (Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons)  
    Adrenal Gland Cancer/Treatments and Therapies ... Adrenal Gland Cancer ... Endoscopy/Specifics ... Endoscopy ... Adrenal Gland Disorders/Treatments and Therapies ... Adrenal Gland ...
    https://www.sages.org/...drenalectomy-patient-information-from-sages - External Health Links
  7. Pheochromocytoma (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... starts in the cells of one of your adrenal glands. Although they are usually benign, pheochromocytomas often cause the adrenal gland to make too many hormones. This can lead ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/pheochromocytoma.html - Health Topics
  8. Adrenal Gland Tumors: Statistics (American Society of Clinical Oncology)  
    ... of people who will be diagnosed with an adrenal gland tumor each year. You will also read general ...
    https://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/adrenal-gland-tumor/statistics - External Health Links
  9. Neuroblastoma (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... form a tumor. Neuroblastoma usually begins in the adrenal glands. You have two adrenal glands, one on top of each kidney. The adrenal glands make important hormones that help control heart rate, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/neuroblastoma.html - Health Topics
  10. What Are Some Types of Adrenal Gland Disorders? From the National Institutes of Health (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)  
    There are several types of adrenal gland disorders, each with its own symptoms and treatments.
    https://www.nichd.nih.gov/.../adrenalgland/conditioninfo/types - External Health Links
previous · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · next