Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction and aim: The current population is experiencing an increase in life expectancy, with a consequent change in the demographic structure of the society. It is common, therefore, to find elderly patients with pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNET) in our usual clinical practice. Currently, there are no specific recommendations for treatment and data of outcomes in elderly are scarce. The aim of our study was to compare the clinical characteristics and surgical outco...

Context: There is no data on mortality of acromegaly diagnosed in the elderly. Objective: To compare clinical characteristics, GH-related comorbidities, therapeutic approaches and mortality of patients diagnosed before or after 2010 and to assess overall mortality compared with the general Spanish population. Setting: Spanish tertiary care centers.Design, Patients, and Methods: Retrospective evaluation of 118...