Question 1

can an abdominal cancer metastasize to cause a 3.8mm enhancing nodule on cauda equina nerve roots at l4 level & what is "neopl. of endocrine glands?

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Yes : Unfortunately abdominal cancers n general can metastasize and can go to the spine or nerve roots but this is not the most likely picture.  Pancreatic cancer is the most common cancer of the endocrine organs.

Question 2

what is an endocrine gland?

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Gland: I may have answered this for you before.

Please go online and search for "hormone images". The images should tell you all you need to know about endocrine glands and how they might interact with each other.

Question 3

which is the worst endocrine disorder is associated with the malfunctioning gland?

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Perspecitve: Lots of difficult endocrine disorders which will affect life. Some include: pituitary failure, men (esp 2), some disorders of sexual differentiation where we don't know the sex of the baby at birth (and others), autoimmune polyglandular syndromes, stim g-protein disorders (mccune albright).  It's hard to say which is the worst because all of them are so life-changing for the patients & families.

Question 4

what are the endocrine glands for?

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Great question!: Endocrine glands (thyroid, adrenal, and pituitary glands, among many others) produce hormones.  A hormone is a molecule which is released into the blood to travel to other cells.  When the hormone meets a receptor molecule in these other cells, the hormone can change the activity of that cell.  For example, Insulin is a hormone which promotes the uptake of glucose in other cells in the body.

Question 5

if endocrine glands are not connected to each other, how does the endocrine system work?

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The circulation: Hi. Hormones made in one place (a gland) are transported throughout the body by the circulatory system to target tissues (tissues where the hormone affects/regulates tissue function).

Question 6

which is the largest endocrine gland in human body?

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The skin is: the largest hormone secreting tissue in the body and the fat cells are probably second -- but they are not "glands" as such. Every tissue produces a variety of hormones.

Question 7

can you tell me about human endocrine glands and hormones?

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Endocrinology: Hi. Hormones are signaling molecules made in one place (their gland) and circulate via the bloodstream to regulate function at other tissues ("target tissues"). Main hormone categories are peptide/protein (e.g., insulin), steroid (e.g., cortisol), biogenic amine (e.g., epinephrine), others. Typically ther is feedback regulation of hormone secretion to keep some process in a normal range. Good luck

Question 8

could you tell me what are all the hormone secreting glands in the endocrine system?

Accepted Answer

Hormones: Brain( hypothalamus, pituitary, pineal)thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, gonads (testes and ovaries), pancreas(both endocrine and exocrine).

Question 9

how common are endocrine gland cancers?

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Thyroid and ..: Of the endocrine organs, thyroid is the commonest site of cancers.  Pituitary tumors while not cancers in the literal sense are still dangerous. If you include testes and ovaries among the endocrine organs, these two, especially ovary is a common site of cancer.

Question 10

what is the gland that secretes both exocrine and endocrine hormone?

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Pancreas: Endocrine hormones are secreted into the bloodstream to cause effects in other parts of the body.  The pancreas secretes Insulin and glucagon to cause these effects.  Exocrine hormones are secreted into body cavities  with tubes connecting the producing gland into a body cavity.  The pancreas secretes a variety of substances into the intestinal tract.

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