Sentences with phrase «of adrenal gland tumors»

Other terms which refer to different types of adrenal gland tumors include neurobastoma and ganglioneuroma.

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According to CSPI, «Industry - sponsored animal tests indicated that this dye, the third - most - widely - used, causes tumors of the adrenal gland and kidney.

The MRI imaging detected metastatic tumors, including micrometastases, in lung, liver, lymph node, adrenal gland, bone, and brains of the mice.

These adrenal gland tumors are often benign, but they can become malignant, and in some cases lead to life - threatening hypertension, arrhythmia, and stroke, but it's not clear which tumors will become metastatic because of the disease's rarity and complex biology.

Li - Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) is a genetic disorder associated with an increased risk of developing several forms of cancer, including soft tissue sarcoma, breast cancer, leukemia, lung cancer, brain tumors and adrenal gland tumors.

Semenza's team uncovered the mitochondrial mechanism in a study of Von Hippel - Lindau (VHL) syndrome, caused by a single gene mutation and characterized by the tendency to develop tumors in many parts of the body, including the kidney, brain and adrenal glands.

Sometimes tumors on the pituitary or adrenal glands can contribute to a condition known as Cushing syndrome, which is characterized by high levels of cortisol in the blood.

A noncancerous growth or tumor in one adrenal gland (also called Conn's syndrome), which occurs in about one - third of cases

In my medical training, I learned about tumors of the adrenal glands, and what to do if a patient had an extreme excess of cortisol (Cushing's syndrome) or complete failure of the adrenals (Addison's disease).

Tumors of the adrenal gland in Dr. Christopher Fletcher's Diagnostic Histopathology of Tumors, 4th Edition, p 1294

Cushing's Disease may be the result of a benign or malignant tumor of the adrenal gland.

Pituitary gland tumors account for fifteen percent of cases of Cushing» s disease while 85 % are caused by adrenal tumors.

There are two causes of Cushing» s: a tumor on the adrenal gland or over stimulation of the adrenal glands by the hormones that control them that are regulated by the pituitary glands.

Dr. Deppe suspected that this tumor was causing the adrenal gland to secrete testosterone which was responsible for the inappropriate urination, aggressiveness toward his housemate, and the development of the tom cat jowls.

An adrenal tumor removal is traditionally one of the most challenging procedures in small animal surgery, as the adrenal gland is located in a difficult position next the vena cava (the largest vein in the abdomen) as well as the renal arteries and veins (to the kidneys), the aorta, and other vital structures.

Treatment of Cushing's disease in dogs depends on the type of Cushing's disease, i.e. whether the tumor is situated on the pituitary gland or on one of the adrenal glands.

The cause is a tumor on one of the adrenal glands.

Pituitary Dependent Cushing's is caused by a tumor (usually small and benign) of the pituitary gland in the brain overstimulating the adrenal glands.

In adrenal - dependent Cushing's disease, the dog has a tumor in the adrenal gland that causes the overproduction of the cortisol hormone, as stated by the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University.

The remaining 15 to 20 percent of cases are the result of a tumor on one or both of the adrenal glands, causing excess cortisol production.

In an attempt to tell whether the tumor is in the pituitary or in the adrenal gland, the vet may attempt a high dose dexamethasone suppression test (about 80 % of Cushing's dogs have the tumor in their pituitary gland).

Only 15 % of Cushing dogs have a secretory tumor of the adrenal gland itself.

The most common hormone produced by pituitary tumors stimulates the adrenal cortex leading to clinical signs associated with overstimulation of these glands (hyperadrenocorticism or Cushing's disease).

«Amongst the many conditions (hardly an all inclusive list) are chronic skin allergies, hormonal problems of thyroid and adrenal glands, behavioural issues, neurological reactions including seizures, digestive problems such as chronic inflammatory bowel disease, and even tumors.

In the other 20 %, tumors on the adrenal glands are the cause of Cushing's disease.

Some of the many things ultrasounds can show us include bladder and kidney stones, kidney disease, liver disease, pancreatitis, tumors, enlarged adrenal glands, enlarged lymph nodes, and fluid in abnormal places.

For example, hamsters are frequently diagnosed with benign tumors in the adrenal gland or lymphoma, a tumor of the lymph gla...

In fifteen percent of cases, the overproduction of glucocorticoids is caused by a tumor in the adrenal glands.

Hysterectomies on parakeets, C - sections in iguanas, adrenal gland tumor removal in ferrets, and air bladder procedures on fish are just a few examples of procedures commonly performed by our North Coast doctors.

Surgery is needed to remove one of the adrenal glands if the gland has a tumor, and both glands if the problem is PD.

Cushing's disease is caused by a tumor of either the pituitary or adrenal glands, causing the production of excess cortisol.

A tumor on the pituitary gland at the base of the brain (this gland is responsible for telling the adrenal glands to secrete cortisol).

When the tumor is on the pituitary gland, it causes bilateral adrenal enlargement, and the preferred surgical treatment is removal of both adrenal glands.

While around 85 percent of cases are caused by a tumor, Cushing's Disease is essentially a malfunction of the adrenal glands or pituitary gland, causing an overproduction of the hormone cortisol.

If the dog has a tumor of the adrenal gland, surgical removal is generally the best option.

Mitotane (Lysodren) and trilostane (Vetoryl) are oral medications that selectively destroy part of the adrenal cortex so that although the pituitary gland tumor continues to release ACTH, cortisol levels remain normal.

Cushings Disease is a disease seen commonly in dogs and rarely in cats, where a benign (not cancerous) but functional tumor in the pituitary gland over-secretes a hormone that over stimulates the adrenal glands in the abdomen to produce too much of the hormone, cortisol.

Conventional treatment for Cushings Disease is to treat with a medication called trilostane that enzymatically inhibits the production or cortisol at the level of the adrenal gland, thereby neutralizing the over-stimulation caused by the functional pituitary gland tumor.

Cancers or tumors found in the kidney could be due to tumors that spread from other parts of your dog's body such as tumors in the adrenal glands

These hormones are actually produced in the adrenal glands although only about 20 % of Cushing's disease is due to primary disease of the adrenal glands (tumor).

A small percentage of dogs with Cushing's disease have a tumor of one of the adrenal glands, which is called adrenal - dependent Cushing's.

Tumors of the cortex of the adrenal glands may be hyperplasia (non-cancerous cell overgrowths) or cancers, either benign (non-spreading) or malignant (spreading).

Tumors of the pituitary gland, which produce the hormone (ACTH), results in over-stimulation of the adrenal cortex, leading to clinical signs associated with adrenal cortical hormone excess.

Most cases of Cushing's are caused by a benign tumor of the pituitary; the balance stem from adrenal gland tumors.

Tumors of the medulla of the adrenal glands may be hyperplasia (non-cancerous cell overgrowths) or cancerous.

About 50 % of the tumors on the adrenal gland are benign (not cancerous) and the remaining 50 % of adrenal tumors are cancerous.

15 % of the time the condition is caused by a tumor on the adrenal gland problem called a functional adrenal tumor (FAT).

Surgery is used to remove any tumor or one of the adrenal glands.

Treatment for a tumor on the dog adrenal glands includes surgery and the use of a medication called mitotane.

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