Endocrine Abstracts

Normocalcaemic primary hyperparathyroidism (NPHPT) is becoming more common nowadays due to the increasing use of screening laboratory methods. In the care of the outpatient office of endocrinology of the 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University and St. Anne’s University Hospital in Brno in the period between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2019, there were a total of 304 patients diagnosed with primary hyperparathyroidism. At the time o...

Background: Differentiated thyroid carcinoma is the most common endocrinological malignancy with an increasing incidence over the last 30 years. It is the fifth most common cancer among the young population (15–39 years), with women being more frequently affected. Surgical removal of the tumour is the standard treatment method. In indicated cases, total thyroidectomy with subsequent adjuvant radioiodine administration is performed, despite international trends towards les...