Endocrine Abstracts

Pituicytoms is a very rare low-grade glioma of the neurohypophysis and can affect both the sellar and suprasellar regions. We describe a case of a suprasellar pituicytoma and mengioma of a patient admitted to our Clinic as a suprasellar tumor patient.Clinical presentation: A 55-years-old man with a history of persistent headache in the right frontal area for a period of 10 years prior to the admission as well as visual disturbances and decreased libido f...

Purpose: The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of TSH and free thyroxin (fT4) hormones on carotid intima media thickness (cIMT).Material and methods: Sixty nine consecutive patients who attended to the Department of University Clinic of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic disorders with newly diagnosed subclinical hypothyroidism (ScH) were evaluated for mean and maximal cIMT. ScH were defined as elevated TSH with normal fT<su...

Background: Overt hypothyroidisms warrants L-T4 treatment, but treatment in subclinical hypothyroidism (ScH), especially in mild form of ScH (TSH between 4,2-10mU/l and normal free thyroxine) is unknown.Objectives: To compare the presence of risk factors for atherosclerosis in patients with mild form of ScH to euthyroid subjects.Methods: Prospectively 67 consecutive patients with newly diagnosed ScH, and 30 healthy subjects were re...