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What are the main causes of endocrine hypofunction?
Congenital defects
Blood flow disruption/infection/inflammation/
autoimmune/neoplastic growth
Ageing
Atrophy though drug or unknown causes
Receptor defects
What are the main causes of endocrine hyperfunction?
Excessive stimulation and hyperplasia
Hormone producing tumour of gland
3 categories of endocrine tumours
Primary - production gland
Secondary - Altered pituitary hormone secretion
Tertiary- Hypothalmic dysfunction
Types of Pituitary Tumours
Primary tumours - adenoma
Secondary tumours - Metastatic lesions
Functional tumours - Secrete pituitary hormones
Nonfunctional tumours - do not secrete hormones