Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Partial androgen insensitivity syndrome (PAIS) is a heterogeneous group of intersex disorders arising from tissue resistance to androgen action due to mutations of the androgen receptor. The phenotypic expression of the syndrome varies considerably and external genitalia’s masculinization depends on residual activity of the androgen receptor while gynecomastia is observed in most of the cases.Case report: We present the case of a 16 ye...

Gastric neuroendocrine neoplasms are rare. They are classified clinically in types 1 to 3. Gastric neuroendocrine neoplasms type 1 are observed in chronic atrophic gastritis as single or multiple small tumors. Their prognosis is excellent. Gastric neuroendocrine neoplasms type 2 are part of MEN 1 syndrome.The aim is to describe the case of a patient with a gastric neuroendocrine neoplasm which was observed in a background of atrophic gastritis and an ect...

The coexistence of multiple adenomas in endocrine glands has been described in the context of the syndromes of multiple endocrine neoplasia. However, recently the presence of adenomas in multiple endocrine glands has been described in patients not fulfilling the criteria of the syndromes of multiple endocrine neoplasia.The aim was to describe the case of a patient with a pituitary gonadotrophinoma who presented with primary hyperparathyroidism caused by ...