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　　What are the causes of adrenal tumor onset

　　What complications can adrenal tumors easily lead to?

　　Tumors can occur in both the cortex and medulla of the adrenal glands, and those that cause endocrine function variation are called functional tumors, while those that do not cause endocrine function changes are called non-functional tumors. The main categories are as follows:

　　16. Cushing's syndrome is mainly a group of clinical manifestations caused by chronic increase in glucocorticoids, including a full moon face, a water buffalo back, central obesity, hirsutism, diabetes tendency, sexual dysfunction, menstrual disorders, sperm reduction, etc. It should be noted that more than half of children have cancer, and obvious feminization or masculinization in women and men, which also suggests a high possibility of cancer.

　　15. The blood pressure of primary hyperaldosteronism gradually increases, and the effect of antihypertensive treatment is poor, with symptoms of hypokalemia and alkalosis (muscle weakness, muscle paralysis, arrhythmia, tetany, painful muscle spasms, etc.).

　　14. Large amounts of adrenaline and norepinephrine are released by adrenal pheochromocytoma, which can cause vasoconstriction, increased heart rate, and thus trigger paroxysmal hypertension, accompanied by severe headache, pale skin, especially pale complexion, rapid heartbeat, tremors in the limbs and head, sweating, weakness, and sometimes chest tightness and shortness of breath, nausea, and vomiting.

　　13. Non-functional tumors include metastatic tumors, hematomas, cysts, etc.

　　To prevent adrenal tumors, attention should be paid to the following in daily life:

　　9. Strengthen physical exercise, enhance physical fitness, and exercise more in the sunshine. Sweating can help expel acidic substances from the body through sweat, avoiding the formation of an acidic constitution.

　　8. Maintain a good attitude towards stress, combine work and rest, and do not overwork. It can be seen that stress is an important trigger for cancer. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that stress leads to overwork and physical weakness, thus causing a decrease in immune function, endocrine disorders, internal metabolism disorder, and the deposition of acidic substances in the body; stress can also lead to mental tension, causing qi stagnation and blood stasis, internal fire invasion, and other symptoms.

　　7. Do not eat too much salty and spicy food, and do not eat overheated, cold, expired, or spoiled food; the elderly, the weak, or those with certain genetic predispositions to diseases should eat some cancer-preventive foods and alkaline foods with high alkaline content as appropriate.

　　6. Maintain a good mental state, develop good living habits, quit smoking and limit alcohol consumption. Cigarettes and alcohol are extremely acidic substances. People who smoke and drink for a long time are prone to develop an acidic constitution. Timely treatment upon discovering a disease is the key.

　　Adrenal tumors include Cushing's syndrome and aldosterone syndrome, and the respective examination items are as follows:

　　I. Cushing's syndrome

　　The size, nature, and relationship with surrounding structures of adrenal tumors need to be examined by B-ultrasound, CT, or MRI. Additionally, X-ray photographs of the frontal and lateral views of the sella turcica, tomography, and three-dimensional X-ray photographs of the sella turcica, as well as CT scans and magnetic resonance imaging, are required to diagnose the presence or absence of pituitary adenoma or microadenoma.

　　Second, aldosteronism

　　1. Measure the plasma potassium, sodium concentration, and 24-hour urine potassium excretion. Hypokalemia is spontaneous or prone to occur, or coexistent with hypokalemia, and should be highly suspected of this disease.

　　2. Measure the plasma or 24-hour urine aldosterone concentration and plasma renin activity. In this disease, the plasma renin activity is below 2.46mol/L/h when standing, and the ratio of plasma aldosterone concentration to plasma renin activity is greater than 20.

　　3. Negative aldosterone suppression test. The secretion of aldosterone in primary aldosteronism is autonomous, which can exclude primary hypertension and secondary aldosteronism.

　　4. The secretion and excretion of corticosteroids are most normal.

　　5. Oral sodium chloride suppression test: plasma aldosterone level above 554pmol/L, urine aldosterone value above 38.8nmol/24h, and urine sodium excretion exceeding 200μmol/24 can be diagnosed as primary aldosteronism.

　　The dietary care for patients with adrenal tumors is to maintain the good function of the adrenal glands, mainly focusing on three aspects:

　　1. Nutritional supplementation:Drinking more milk. Supplementing nutrients such as vitamin D, B-group vitamins, vitamin C, and carotene can alleviate the symptoms of adrenal tumor. In addition, chrysanthemum plants can increase the number of white blood cells and ensure the resistance of tissues to bacterial invasion; ginseng helps the adrenal glands cope with stressful situations.

　　2. Avoid using alcohol:Avoid using alcohol, caffeine, and tobacco, which have a highly toxic effect on the adrenal glands and other glands. Also avoid fatty, fried foods, ham, pork, highly processed foods, sodas, sugar, and white wheat flour, etc.

　　At present, laparoscopic surgery has become the most commonly used method for treating adrenal tumors. Its advantages are evident: first, minimally invasive, that is, only a few small holes with a diameter of 1cm on the skin are needed to complete the resection of the tumor, and the postoperative recovery is quick, while the incisions of traditional open surgery are often more than ten centimeters, which slows down the postoperative recovery of the patient and affects the appearance; second, clear, due to the magnification effect of laparoscopy, the adrenal glands located very deeply are right in front of us, achieving a clear field of vision that cannot be matched by open surgery, and with the use of advanced cutting and separation instruments, the surgery is quite precise and bleeding is minimal.