Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: In primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) medical treatment is indicated if the patient donot carry out the surgical criterion, donot accept surgery or there is another serious comorbidity that makes impossible the intervention. Cinacalcet is a calcimimetic that increase the sensitivity of the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) to ionized serum calcium, decreasing secretion of PTH and serum calcium concentration. This drug is prescribed for secondary hyperparathyroidism...

Introduction: Serum thyroglobulin (Tg) measurement is the marker of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) after total thyroidectomy, but its value is limited by the interference of anti-Tg antibodies (TgAb). Detection of Tg in fine-needle aspiration biopsy (TG-FNAB) washout fluid is used recently to identify neck DTC metastases, but the interference of TGAb-FNAB in the procedure is unknown.Objectives: To evaluate the utility of TG-FNAB for detecting cer...