Adrenal gland tumours

Adrenal gland tumours start in the adrenal glands , which are above each kidney. There are different types including phaeochromocytoma and adrenal cortical cancer. Some tumours are not cancerous. 

Cancer can start elsewhere such as the kidneys and spread to the adrenal glands. This is called secondary cancer. It is treated as kidney cancer, not adrenal gland cancer. Secondary cancer in the adrenal glands is more common than cancer that starts in the adrenal glands. 

If your cancer started elsewhere and spread to the adrenal glands, look for information about your primary cancer .