Direct or Indirect Endocrine and Metabolic Consequences of Malignancies

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Direct or Indirect Endocrine and Metabolic Consequences of Malignancies is written by Chen Wu and published by Frontiers Media SA. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 2832557597 (ISBN 10) and 9782832557594 (ISBN 13).

Malignancies of endocrine organs, such as the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands, significantly affect the metabolism of patients, leading to poor prognosis and high mortality; In addition, malignancies of other organs (such as the pancreas and lung) also cause endocrine or metabolic syndromes, such as Cushing's syndrome, hypoglycemia, hypercalcemia, male mammogenesis, which are called para-neoplastic syndrome. Moreover, the commonly used chemo-, targeted- and immune therapeutic agents (especially immunocheckpoint inhibitors) also have non-negligible impacts on endocrine homeostasis, sometimes life-threatening, through various potential mechanisms. This Research Topic aims to spotlight the direct endocrine consequences of malignancies from endocrine or other organs. Also, it seeks to investigate indirect endocrine consequences of malignancies after therapeutic treatments.