Endocrine Cancers
Endocrine cancers occur in glands that make important hormones that help the body function normally. Endocrine cancers include cancer of the adrenal cortex and thyroid as well as pheochromocytoma.
Cancer of the adrenal cortex, or adrenocortical cancer, occurs when cancer cells grown in the or outer layer the adrenal gland on top of each kidney which produces steroid hormones. In pheochromocytoma, cancerous cells are found in special cells in the body called chromaffin cells. Thyroid cancer occurs in the thyroid gland.
The following are resources from the National Cancer Institute for endocrine cancers: