Clear cell hidradenoma is a tumor that results from overgrowth of either eccrine or apocrine sweat glands. Lesions are most ...

The current analysis is restricted to solid, nonpalpable nodules, although the findings should apply to palpable nodules as well. The authors do not, however, provide the interobserver variability ...

Maria Kanellis is recovering after undergoing surgery for a mass on her adrenal gland. Kanellis had surgery done on Thursday morning, and the next step is for a biopsy to be performed to determine ...

The adrenal glands are two small glands located on top of the kidneys. They produce hormones that help regulate heart rate, blood pressure, the immune system, physical stress response, and other ...

Clinical correspondence supplied to the patient reported that renal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) excluded renal artery stenosis and fibromuscular dysplasia, but a leftsided adrenal nodule ...

Two patients had diffusely enlarged glands without nodules, 2 had diffusely enlarged glands with single nodules, and the remaining case had nodular enlargement of the thyroid gland. The ...

For these reasons, routine "prophylactic" removal of all nodules in the thyroid glands of patients over sixty years of age is scarcely worth while, and since such nodules are so common it is quite ...

Adrenal gland diseases are disorders characterized by hyperfunction or hypofunction of the adrenal glands, resulting in either high levels or low levels of the hormones produced by the adrenal glands.

Maggie O’Neill is a health writer and reporter based in New York who specializes in covering medical research and emerging wellness trends, with a focus on cancer and addiction. Prior to her ...