Endocrine Abstracts

Pheochromocytoma is a rare neuroendocrine tumor; many cases are sporadic but 1/3 are familial or syndromic and associated with many susceptibility genes including germline mutations of the gene encoding succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) subunits. We describe the case of a 70-years-old woman with arterial hypertension poorly controlled by therapy in a patient with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis started at 25 years of age, associated with euthyroid autoimmune thyroiditis, ...

Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare and aggressive cancer most frequent in middle-aged females. Management is challenging and debulking surgery has been advocated to improve survival and quality of life in advanced disease. We report a remarkable case in a 60-year-old female without individual or familial risk factors who, despite good performance status, presented with a 10.3×5.5×9.0 cm right adrenal mass, liver metastases, inferior vena cava thrombosis, hyperc...