Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Goiter means that the thyroid gland is larger than the normal size for the patient’s age and gender. Some of the causes of goiter are iodine deficiency, thyroid nodules, Graves’ disease(GD). Goiter, hyperthyroidism, ophthalmopathy and dermopathy can be seen in GD. Compression symptoms due to goiter (dyspnea, dysphagia, superior vena cava syndrome) are also seen. Here, we will present a case of GD with superior vena cava syndrome.C...

Objective: The neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio may increase in Cushing’s Syndrome. We aimed to demonstrate the usability of the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in the differentiation of Cushing’s Syndrome and Pseudo-Cushing’s Syndrome, whose differential diagnosis is clinically and laboratory challenging.Material and Methods: 23 patients were included in the study. Patients were divided into Cushing’s Syndrome and Pseudo-Cushing’s Syndro...