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Malignant neoplasm of endocrine gland

MedGen UID:
56319
•Concept ID:
C0153658
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Endocrine Cancer; Malignant endocrine neoplasm
SNOMED CT: Malignant neoplasm of endocrine gland (371982006); Malignant tumor of endocrine gland (371982006)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021069

Definition

A malignant neoplasm affecting the endocrine glands. Representative examples include thyroid gland carcinoma, parathyroid gland carcinoma, pituitary gland carcinoma, and adrenal cortex carcinoma. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMalignant neoplasm of endocrine gland

Professional guidelines

PubMed

European Society of Endocrinology clinical practice guidelines on the management of adrenal incidentalomas, in collaboration with the European Network for the Study of Adrenal Tumors.
Fassnacht M, Tsagarakis S, Terzolo M, Tabarin A, Sahdev A, Newell-Price J, Pelsma I, Marina L, Lorenz K, Bancos I, Arlt W, Dekkers OM
Eur J Endocrinol 2023 Jul 20;189(1):G1-G42. doi: 10.1093/ejendo/lvad066. PMID: 37318239
Thyroid pathology: Controversies and best practices.
Nishino M
Semin Diagn Pathol 2020 Sep;37(5):211-212. Epub 2020 Aug 5 doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2020.07.004. PMID: 32782166
Contemporary Thyroid Nodule Evaluation and Management.
Grani G, Sponziello M, Pecce V, Ramundo V, Durante C
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2020 Sep 1;105(9):2869-83. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa322. PMID: 32491169Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Transoral endocrine surgery: Considerations for adopting a new technique.
James BC, Angelos P, Grogan RH
J Surg Oncol 2020 Jul;122(1):36-40. Epub 2020 Apr 25 doi: 10.1002/jso.25953. PMID: 32334445
Incidence of Endocrine Dysfunction Following the Use of Different Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Regimens: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Barroso-Sousa R, Barry WT, Garrido-Castro AC, Hodi FS, Min L, Krop IE, Tolaney SM
JAMA Oncol 2018 Feb 1;4(2):173-182. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2017.3064. PMID: 28973656Free PMC Article
The Treatment of Cushing's Disease.
Pivonello R, De Leo M, Cozzolino A, Colao A
Endocr Rev 2015 Aug;36(4):385-486. Epub 2015 Jun 11 doi: 10.1210/er.2013-1048. PMID: 26067718Free PMC Article
Management Guidelines for Children with Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer.
Francis GL, Waguespack SG, Bauer AJ, Angelos P, Benvenga S, Cerutti JM, Dinauer CA, Hamilton J, Hay ID, Luster M, Parisi MT, Rachmiel M, Thompson GB, Yamashita S; American Thyroid Association Guidelines Task Force
Thyroid 2015 Jul;25(7):716-59. doi: 10.1089/thy.2014.0460. PMID: 25900731Free PMC Article
Thyroid nodules.
Popoveniuc G, Jonklaas J
Med Clin North Am 2012 Mar;96(2):329-49. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2012.02.002. PMID: 22443979Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

The 5(th) edition of WHO classification of tumors of endocrine organs: changes in the diagnosis of follicular-derived thyroid carcinoma.
Basolo F, Macerola E, Poma AM, Torregrossa L
Endocrine 2023 Jun;80(3):470-476. Epub 2023 Mar 25 doi: 10.1007/s12020-023-03336-4. PMID: 36964880Free PMC Article
Parathyroid Imaging.
Itani M, Middleton WD
Radiol Clin North Am 2020 Nov;58(6):1071-1083. Epub 2020 Sep 17 doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2020.07.006. PMID: 33040849
Pitfalls in Challenging Thyroid Tumors: Emphasis on Differential Diagnosis and Ancillary Biomarkers.
Cameselle-Teijeiro JM, Eloy C, Sobrinho-Simões M
Endocr Pathol 2020 Sep;31(3):197-217. Epub 2020 Jul 6 doi: 10.1007/s12022-020-09638-x. PMID: 32632840Free PMC Article
Adrenal Incidentaloma.
Sherlock M, Scarsbrook A, Abbas A, Fraser S, Limumpornpetch P, Dineen R, Stewart PM
Endocr Rev 2020 Dec 1;41(6):775-820. doi: 10.1210/endrev/bnaa008. PMID: 32266384Free PMC Article
A review of parathyroid mass and patients with nonspecific complaints.
Demir AD
J Int Med Res 2020 Jan;48(1):300060519827169. Epub 2019 Feb 21 doi: 10.1177/0300060519827169. PMID: 30791798Free PMC Article

Therapy

Pediatric thyroid side effects of immune checkpoint inhibitors.
Morgante C, Fierabracci A, Grossi A
Trends Endocrinol Metab 2024 Sep;35(9):765-768. Epub 2024 Apr 17 doi: 10.1016/j.tem.2024.04.002. PMID: 38637222
Incidence of Endocrine Dysfunction Following the Use of Different Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Regimens: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Barroso-Sousa R, Barry WT, Garrido-Castro AC, Hodi FS, Min L, Krop IE, Tolaney SM
JAMA Oncol 2018 Feb 1;4(2):173-182. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2017.3064. PMID: 28973656Free PMC Article
Adjuvant ovarian suppression for resected breast cancer: 2017 critical assessment.
Vogl SE
Breast Cancer Res Treat 2017 Nov;166(1):1-13. Epub 2017 Jul 10 doi: 10.1007/s10549-017-4379-1. PMID: 28695299
Update on endocrine-related tumors.
Bornstein SR, Wirth MP, Schally AV
Horm Metab Res 2008 May;40(5):299-301. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1076696. PMID: 18491246
Calcitonin (thyrocalcitonin).
Foster GV
N Engl J Med 1968 Aug 15;279(7):349-60. doi: 10.1056/NEJM196808152790704. PMID: 4875346

Prognosis

The 5(th) edition of WHO classification of tumors of endocrine organs: changes in the diagnosis of follicular-derived thyroid carcinoma.
Basolo F, Macerola E, Poma AM, Torregrossa L
Endocrine 2023 Jun;80(3):470-476. Epub 2023 Mar 25 doi: 10.1007/s12020-023-03336-4. PMID: 36964880Free PMC Article
Imaging of Adrenal-Related Endocrine Disorders.
Yalniz C, Morani AC, Waguespack SG, Elsayes KM
Radiol Clin North Am 2020 Nov;58(6):1099-1113. Epub 2020 Sep 17 doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2020.07.010. PMID: 33040851
Incidence of Endocrine Dysfunction Following the Use of Different Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Regimens: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Barroso-Sousa R, Barry WT, Garrido-Castro AC, Hodi FS, Min L, Krop IE, Tolaney SM
JAMA Oncol 2018 Feb 1;4(2):173-182. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2017.3064. PMID: 28973656Free PMC Article
Surgery for thyroid cancer.
Callender GG, Carling T, Christison-Lagay E, Udelsman R
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 2014 Jun;43(2):443-58. doi: 10.1016/j.ecl.2014.02.011. PMID: 24891171
Endocrine cancer risks for women during the perimenopause and beyond.
Leslie KK, Kumar NS
Semin Reprod Endocrinol 1999;17(4):359-70. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-1016245. PMID: 10851575

Clinical prediction guides

Angiomyolipoma Mimic: Myelolipoma and Adrenal-Renal Fusion.
Schwenke M, Greene J, Braverman S, Singh M
J Vasc Interv Radiol 2020 Jun;31(6):977. doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2019.12.004. PMID: 32444111
The use of near-infrared fluorescence imaging in endocrine surgical procedures.
Kahramangil B, Berber E
J Surg Oncol 2017 Jun;115(7):848-855. Epub 2017 Feb 15 doi: 10.1002/jso.24583. PMID: 28205245
Ultrasound of the thyroid.
Hart JL, Lloyd C, Harvey CJ
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2008 May;69(5):M68-71. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2008.69.Sup5.29373. PMID: 18557550
Those gland problems in cervical cytology: faith or fact? Observations from the Bethesda 2001 terminology conference.
Moriarty AT, Wilbur D
Diagn Cytopathol 2003 Apr;28(4):171-4. doi: 10.1002/dc.10278. PMID: 12672090
Operative monitoring of parathyroid gland hyperfunction.
Irvin GL 3rd, Dembrow VD, Prudhomme DL
Am J Surg 1991 Oct;162(4):299-302. doi: 10.1016/0002-9610(91)90135-z. PMID: 1683177

Recent systematic reviews

Radiofrequency ablation and thyroid nodules: updated systematic review.
Muhammad H, Santhanam P, Russell JO
Endocrine 2021 Jun;72(3):619-632. Epub 2021 Jan 15 doi: 10.1007/s12020-020-02598-6. PMID: 33449296
Testicular Myeloid Sarcoma: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
Sahu KK, Sherif AA, Mishra AK, Lal A, Singh A
Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk 2019 Oct;19(10):603-618. Epub 2019 May 15 doi: 10.1016/j.clml.2019.04.013. PMID: 31371220
Ovarian torsion in pediatric and adolescent patients: A systematic review.
Dasgupta R, Renaud E, Goldin AB, Baird R, Cameron DB, Arnold MA, Diefenbach KA, Gosain A, Grabowski J, Guner YS, Jancelewicz T, Kawaguchi A, Lal DR, Oyetunji TA, Ricca RL, Shelton J, Somme S, Williams RF, Downard CD
J Pediatr Surg 2018 Jul;53(7):1387-1391. Epub 2017 Nov 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.10.053. PMID: 29153467
Incidence of Endocrine Dysfunction Following the Use of Different Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Regimens: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Barroso-Sousa R, Barry WT, Garrido-Castro AC, Hodi FS, Min L, Krop IE, Tolaney SM
JAMA Oncol 2018 Feb 1;4(2):173-182. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2017.3064. PMID: 28973656Free PMC Article
The Androgen Excess and PCOS Society criteria for the polycystic ovary syndrome: the complete task force report.
Azziz R, Carmina E, Dewailly D, Diamanti-Kandarakis E, Escobar-Morreale HF, Futterweit W, Janssen OE, Legro RS, Norman RJ, Taylor AE, Witchel SF; Task Force on the Phenotype of the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome of The Androgen Excess and PCOS Society
Fertil Steril 2009 Feb;91(2):456-88. Epub 2008 Oct 23 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.06.035. PMID: 18950759

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