Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Riedel’s thyroiditis (RT) is a rare and chronic fibro-inflammatory disease firstly described by Riedel in 1896. It is characterized by a dense fibrosis that replaces normal thyroid parenchyma. The fibrotic process invades adjacent structures of the neck and extends beyond the thyroid capsule, which differentiates RT from other inflammatory or fibrotic disorders of the thyroid. The overall incidence in outpatients is 1.06 per 100 000. We presented here a case...

Purpose: Numerous epidemiological studies have shown that obesity is a risk factor for postmenopausal breast cancer and relapse. We aim to investigate the relation between the upper abdominal obesity and breast cancer, by using ultrasonography (USG).Material and methods: The study population consisted of 44 women in control group and 17 breast cancer patient in study group. In the whole study population fat tissue was measured with high resolution B-mode...