title: [Internal medicine aspects of endocrine tumors. The hypophysis, epithelial bodies and adrenal glands].
abstract: Endocrine tumors are characterized by an overproduction of hormones leading to a typical clinical picture and/or by hormone deficiency induced by damage to the glands. Hormone deficiency or overproduction must be determined precisely, as must the morphology and localization of the tumor, before therapy starts. Hormone deficiency needs to be substituted. Specific therapies for hormone suppression and/or inactivation of the endocrine cells have been developed for some tumors, e.g., bromocriptine for prolactinoma, and o,p'-DDD for adrenocortical tumors.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Innere Medizin I, Universität Heidelberg.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Raue
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ziegler
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Internistische Aspekte bei endokrinen Tumoren. Hypophyse, Epithelkörperchen und Nebennieren.