Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Glycogen storage disease type Ia is a rare genetic disorder that develops due to deficient activity of the enzyme glucose 6-phosphatase and manifests clinically early in life with hypoglycemia and failure to thrive, as well as with organ dysfunction, due to excess glycogen accumulation, including hepatomegaly and kidney dysfunction. Endocrine manifestations are commonly encountered in these patients. However, due to their rarity, endocrine dysfunction has not bee...

Introduction: Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) are a heterogeneous group of tumors arising from neuroendocrine cells in the endocrine and central nervous system, the natural history of which remains inadequately understood. Large epidemiological studies are gradually emerging from different countries worldwide, which contribute to the establishment of a spherical view about these tumors. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the epidemiological, clinical and pathological cha...

Objectives: • PCOS is defined by the presence of hyperandrogenism (clinical and/or biochemical), ovarian dysfunction (oligo-anovulation and/or polycystic ovaries), and the exclusion of related disorders.• Women are exposed to increased risk for cardiovascular disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus and other metabolic complications• Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the most common cause of mortality wor...

A 61-year-old woman was admitted to the Emergency Department with generalized seizures. She reported general malaise, anorexia, headache and multiple episodes of vomiting that started about 12 h before admission. She had a history of recent thyroidectomy, and she was on oral calcium carbonate (3 gr/day) and alpha calcidol (3 mg/day). Non-contrast head CT scan was negative for major findings. Laboratory work up revealed hypercalcemia (corrected calcium 14,4 mg/dl), renal impair...

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex metabolic disorder and hyperandrogenism and insulin resistance constitute the key players of syndrome pathogenesis. Another emerging important factor of PCOS is low-grade chronic inflammation. The aim of the present study was to investigate white blood cells count (WBC) in PCOS and assess its role as a possible marker of low-grade inflammation.Methods: Anthropometrical, metabolic and hormonal data...

Radioiodine treatment is the cornerstone of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) management. A number of thyroid cancers, however, become radioiodine-refractory (RAIR) and these represent about 60% of advanced DTCs and are responsible for the vast majority of DTC mortality. RAIR DTC has limited therapeutic options, mainly tyrosine kinase inhibitors that are associated with moderate efficacy and considerable toxicity. Reinducing NIS expression (redifferentiation) with the aim of...

Background: Poorly differentiated thyroid cancer (PDTC) is a rare entity which originates from follicular epithelial cells and ranks between differentiated (DTC) and anaplastic TC (ATC).Objective: Evaluation of clinicopathological characteristics and outcome in a series of 23 PDTC patients.Methods: Retrospective analysis of histologically confirmed PDTC patients treated in the department of Endocrinology at Evangelismos Hospital fr...