Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Primary squamous cell carcinomas of the thyroid are uncommon entities with less than 100 cases described in the literature.Case report: We report on the imaging findings in a rare case of primary squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid that was found to be the primary tumour of humerus and cervical lymph node metastases. Other sources of squamous cell cancer were ruled out by a careful search, including whole body computed tomography (CT), pos...

Objective: Despite combination with peripheral decarboxylase inhibitors significant amounts of L-dopa are peripherally metabolised. In patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) treated with L-dopa and a dopa decarboxylase inhibitor, urinary dopamine concentrations are markedly elevated. We describe here a L-dopa treated PD patient presenting with a clinical and biochemical picture suspicious of phaeochromocytoma.Case report: A 73-year-old female patien...