Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: To study the carbohydrate metabolism in patients with Itsenko-Kushing’s disease (IKD) and Itsenko-Kushing’s syndrome (IKS).Materials and Methods: 23 patients with hypercorticism were investigated. From which in 8 patients IKD was diagnosed, and in 15 – IKS. In patients with IKD the amount of cortizol was at 8.00 – 273.3±56.8 ng/ml (N- 50–250 ng/ml); 20.00 – 343.3±43.8 ng/ml (N- 50–250 ng/ml); the value of...

Background: The ultrasound investigation in combination with fine-needle aspiration biopsy is one of the precise methods of the diagnostic of the thyroid nodular formations.Aim: To assess the possibilities of the diagnostic methods in case of the euthyroid nodular formations of the thyroid.Materials and methods: 220 patients with nodular euthyroid formations of the thyroid were investigated, from which: 189 were women and 31 –...

Introduction: The incidence of thyroid cancer in women, especially in reproductive age seems to be significantly increasing in Georgia and generally, worldwide. Thyroid cancer is the third most common cancer after breast cancer and uterine cervical cancer, among women aged 25 to 45 years. Multiple epidemiological studies have shown, that the prevalence of thyroid cancer is higher in women in the reproductive age (18-49), which could be explained by reproductive and menstrual f...

Background: Papillary microcarcinoma (PMC) of the thyroid is defined as papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) measuring ≤1 cm., Survival after surgery for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma is greater than 99%. The chances of a recurrence of thyroid cancer after surgery are between 2-4%.Case Presentation: 9 years old boy was consulted by an endocrinologist in 2012. 6-5-1 mm thyroid nodule revealed. Thyroid antibodies and thyroid hormones we...