Glands

Article Excerpts about Glands

Endocrine glands are different from other organs in the body because they release hormones into the bloodstream. Hormones are powerful chemicals that travel through the blood, controlling and instructing the functions of various organs. Normally, the hormones released by endocrine glands are carefully balanced to meet the body's needs. (Source: excerpt from Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1: NIDDK)

Summary Information: Glands

Glands: An organ that makes and releases substances to other parts of the body. (Source: excerpt from Prostate Enlargement Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: NIDDK)

Condition count: 79 ; see list below.

Organ subtypes: pancreas (24), thymus gland (3), bone marrow (9), lymph nodes (9), pituitary gland (15), pineal gland, placenta (8), adrenal glands (12)

Organ types: Organs (325), Endocrine system (93), Hormonal system (93)

Organs: list of all organs

Diseases List for Glands:

The following list of medical conditions have 'Glands' or similar listed as an affected body part in our database:

A

• Abruptio Placentae ... placenta
• Acromegaly ... pituitary
• Acute Pancreatitis ... pancreas
• Addison's Disease ... pituitary, adrenal glands
• Addisonian crisis ... adrenal glands
• Adrenal Cancer ... adrenal
• Adrenal disorders ... adrenal
• Adrenal insufficiency ... adrenal gland
• Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma ... bone marrow
• Aplastic anemia ... bone marrow
• Autoimmune Diabetes Insipidus ... pituitary
• Autoimmune Myelopathy ... bone marrow

B

• Balanitis ... glands
• Bone Marrow Conditions ... bone marrow

C

• Childbirth ... placenta
• Choriocarcinoma ... placenta
• Chronic Pancreatitis ... pancreas
• Congenital adrenal hyperplasia ... adrenal
• Cushing's syndrome ... pituitary, adrenal glands
• Cystic Fibrosis ... pancreas

D

• Diabetes ... pancreas
• Diabetes Insipidus ... pituitary
• DiGeorge's syndrome ... thymus

E

• Endocrine disorders ... glands
• Endocrine pancreatic cancer ... pancreas
• Endocrine system cancer ... glands

G

• Galactorrhea ... pituitary
• Gastrinoma ... pancreas
• Gaucher Disease ... bone marrow
• Gestational diabetes ... pancreas
• Gigantism ... pituitary
• Glucagonoma ... pancreas

H

• Hemochromatosis ... pancreas
• Hodgkin's Disease ... lymph nodes
• Hydatidiform mole ... placenta
• Hyperinsulinemia ... pancreas
• Hyperpituitarism ... pituitary gland
• Hypopituitarism ... pituitary gland

I

• Impaired glucose tolerance ... pancreas
• Insulin Resistance ... pancreas
• Insulinoma ... pancreas

L

• Leukemia ... bone marrow
• Lymphadenitis ... lymph nodes
• Lymphatic Filariasis ... lymph nodes
• Lymphedema ... lymph nodes
• Lymphoma ... lymph nodes

M

• Malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus ... pancreas
• Miscarriage ... placenta
• MODY diabetes ... pancreas
• Multiple endocrine neoplasia ... pituitary, adrenal glands, pancreas
• Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 ... pituitary, pancreas
• Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 ... adrenal gland
• Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 3 ... adrenal gland
• Multiple Myeloma ... bone marrow
• Mycosis fungoides ... lymph nodes
• Myelodysplastic syndromes ... bone marrow

N

• Neuroblastoma ... adrenal
• Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma ... lymph nodes

O

• Osteomyelitis ... bone marrow

P

• Pancreas conditions ... pancreas
• Pancreatic cancer ... pancreas
• Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer ... pancreas
• Pancreatitis ... pancreas
• Pheochromocytoma ... adrenal gland
• Pituitary Cancer ... pituitary gland
• Pituitary conditions ... pituitary
• Placenta conditions ... placenta
• Placenta previa ... placenta
• Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome ... glands
• Prolactinoma ... pituitary

S

• Sarcoidosis ... lymph nodes
• Septo-Optic Dysplasia ... pituitary
• Sporotrichosis ... lymph nodes

T

• Thymus Cancer ... thymus
• Thymus disorders ... thymus
• Trophoblastic Cancer ... placenta
• Type 1 diabetes ... pancreas
• Type 2 diabetes ... pancreas

Z

• Zollinger-Ellison syndrome ... pancreas

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