Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia type 1 is an underdiagnosed autosomal dominant disorder, with inter and intrafamilial variability without a genotype-phenotype correlation.Case report: A young female (born in 1986) presented with galactorrhea and secondary amenorrhea in 2002, and investigation revealed a prolactinoma. Her brother (born in 1982) presenting gynecomastia and erectile dysfunction at age 21, was also diagnosed with prolactinoma. The...

Introduction: Steroid cell tumors are rare ovarian sex cord-stromal tumors with malignant potential comprising <0.1% of all ovarian tumors. A subtype called not otherwise specified (NOS) accounts for approximately one-half of all ovarian steroid cell tumors. The average age of presentation is 43 years, with androgenic clinical features in 56–77% of cases.Case report: A 21-year-old female, on liver transplantation waiting list due to Niemann&#150...

Introduction: Several studies point towards lower testosterone levels (TL) in patients with obesity and/or insulin resistance (IR).Aim: To analyze the influence of anthropometric parameters and IR on TL in obese men and weight-dependent changes after a short-term weight loss program.Methods: Data were collected from a group of male patients, aged 18 to 65, when they attended a first obesity appointment and at reassessment 6 months ...