Endocrine Oncology
Endocrine oncology is a subspecialty of oncology that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of tumors that affect the endocrine system. There are two main types of endocrine tumors: functional and non-functional. Functional tumors produce hormones and cause symptoms related to the excess or deficiency of that hormone. Non-functional tumors do not produce hormones but can cause symptoms due to their size and location.