title: Malignancies of the endocrine glands.
abstract: Patients with malignant tumors of the endocrine system can be effectively treated by surgery, the 5 year survival rate varying between 30-90 per cent, depending on organ involvement. In the Federal Republic of Germany, 1 out every 5 persons dies as a result of malignancy. Less than 1 per cent of the total annual rate of such deaths relates to malignancies originating in the endocrine glands.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000150:complications; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000601:surgery; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D015043:Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome / Q000601:surgery