Find possible causes of numbness or tingling in hands based on specific factors. Check one or more factors on this page that apply to your symptom. Numbness or tingling. 1  Affects both hands.  Affects one hand.
Adrenal cancer is a condition that occurs when abnormal cells form in or travel to the adrenal glands. Your body has two adrenal glands, one located above each kidney. Adrenal cancer usually occurs in the outermost layer of the glands, or the adrenal cortex. It usually appears as a tumor. A cancerous tumor of the adrenal gland is called an adrenal cortical carcinoma. A noncancerous tumor of the adrenal gland is called a benign adenoma. Benign adenomas are relatively small, usually less than 2 inches in diameter. Most people with this type of tumor have no symptoms.
Anterior pituitary. Most pituitary tumors begin in the larger, front part of the pituitary gland known as the anterior pituitary. This part of the gland makes several hormones that control other endocrine glands. 1  Growth hormone (GH, also known as somatotropin) promotes body growth during childhood.nterior pituitary. Most pituitary tumors begin in the larger, front part of the pituitary gland known as the anterior pituitary. This part of the gland makes several hormones that control other endocrine glands. 1  Growth hormone (GH, also known as somatotropin) promotes body growth during childhood.