Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disorder usually affects multiple organs. Approximately 10% of sarcoidosis occurs as isolated neurosarcoidosis in CNS and <10% of neurosarcoidosis develops in a restricted hypothalamic–pituitary area. Recent study has identified Propionibacterium acnes in lungs and lymph nodes of many patients with sarcoidosis using a MAB specific for this bacterium (PAB), providing strong evidence for P. acne as ...

Introduction: Acromegaly hardly complicates hypercortisolemia due to co-over-secretion of ACTH from the pituitary tumor. Herein, we present a case of acromegaly with hypercortisolemia.Clinical case: A 68-year-old woman visited a local clinic due to bitemporal visual field defects. A magnetic resonance imaging scan of the pituitary gland showed a 25 mm-sized mass extending from the sellar to the suprasellar region, and she was referred to our hospital for...

Introduction: TSH-secreting pituitary adenoma (TSHoma) sometimes brings on rare cause of hyperthyroidism because of its excessive TSH secretion. Though the first line of treatment for TSHoma is surgical removal of tumour, hyperthyroidism often causes perioperative thyroid storm. Here, we report a case of GH-TSH pituitary adenoma whose thyrotoxicosis was controlled by 5 days’ octoreotide (OCT) subcutaneous administration before surgery.Case report: A...