Initially the symptoms can be very subtle and adrenal cancer is often identified when tumor is large and causing back pain or abdominal pain by compressing structures in abdominal cavity.
Some tumors secrete hormones and cause patients to have associated symptoms:
- Cortisol : weight gain especially abdomen, round face, increased blood pressure, increased blood glucose, insomnia, easy bruising
- Aldosterone: increased blood pressure, decreased potassium DHEA-S: increased weight and body hair in women