Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Pituitary apoplexy (PA) is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication that may occur in pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNETs). Non-functioning PitNETs (NF-PitNETs), specifically macroadenomas, seem to have a higher risk of apoplexy. Case description: A 45-year-old male presented to the emergency unit with a one-week history of binocular visual deterioration (blurred vision, diplopia, visual field defect) with left-side predomi...

Introduction: Pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (Pan-NENs) account for 1-2% of all pancreatic tumors. Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-producing PanNEN is an extremely rare neuroendocrine tumor that accounts for approximately 4-16% of ectopic ACTH-dependent Cushing’s syndrome.Clinical case : A 58-year-old female with arterial hypertension and type 2 diabetes was referred to the Endocrinology Department due to abdominal pain, muscle weakness, and...

Primary thyroid lymphoma (PTL) is a rare disorder, representing merely 1-5% of all thyroid malignancies, 1-2% of extranodal lymphomas and 3% of non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas. It affects mainly women. PTL incidence is low in individuals younger than 40 years old. The most common clinical presentation of PTL is a palpable mass in the neck. It may be accompanied by other symptoms: dysphagia, dyspnea, and hoarseness. Diffuse B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), is the most common pathological ...