The muscles in the back of your tongue help you make certain sounds, like the letters k and hard g (like in the word go). Try saying these letters slowly, and you'll feel how the back of your tongue moves against the top of your mouth to create the sounds. The back of your tongue is important for eating as well.
The most common cause is a benign tumor in your pituitary gland, which is located under your brain. This tumor is not cancer. Because of the tumor, your body makes too much growth hormone. Once in a while, tumors in the pancreas, liver, or parts of the brain can cause high levels of growth hormone. That leads to higher levels of another hormone, called insulin-like growth hormone, which causes the symptoms you see.
Adrenocortical tumors usually make extra amounts of one or more adrenal hormones, which may cause symptoms. Certain inherited disorders increase the risk of adrenocortical cancer. These include Li-Fraumeni syndrome, Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, and Carney complex.drenocortical cancer may also be called adrenal cortical carcinoma. Adrenocortical cancer is a rare disease in which cancer forms in the cortex (outer layer) of an adrenal gland. There are two adrenal glands.One sits on top of each kidney.drenocortical tumors usually make extra amounts of one or more adrenal hormones, which may cause symptoms. Certain inherited disorders increase the risk of adrenocortical cancer. These include Li-Fraumeni syndrome, Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, and Carney complex.