Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) is the most common autoimmune disorder and, also, the leading cause of hypothyroidism in iodine-sufficient areas. In recent years, a concept emerged, that thyroid autoimmunity could be associated with low-grade chronic inflammation, which may result in future cardiovascular comorbidities, independent of thyroid function. It is therefore essential to diagnose Hashimoto’s thyroiditis as early as possible and to test for thyroid ...

Pituitary tumors usually have an excellent prognosis after targeted treatment involving surgery, radiotherapy and medical therapy. Metabolic abnormalities are encountered in 22.3-52.5% of pituitary adenoma patients and are correlated with disease progression and prognosis. Therefore, in this study, we propose an artificial intelligence system for estimating the improvement of clinical and paraclinical parameters for patients undergoing therapy. The patient cohort is made out o...

Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) have a unique ability to produce and secrete a variety of biogen amines and peptide hormones. They arise from multipotential stem cells, which differentiate during tumorigenesis into specific cell lines. Some of these tumours are functional, producing characteristic clinical syndromes. We present a female patient incidentally discovered to have diffuse liver metastases of neuroendocrine tumour of unknown primary origin. She was free of symptoms at...