Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Paragangliomas(PGLs) and pheochromocytomas (PHEOs) are rare extra-adrenal neuroendocrine tumors of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system. Metastatic status is defined by the abnormal presence of non-chromaffin tissue in extra adrenal organs. The incidence of metastases rises up to 10–17% and may appear even 10 years after the initial diagnosis.Methods: We retrospectively analysed medical files of patients followed in a terti...

Purpose: Pheochromocytomas (PCs) and paragangliomas (PGLs) are rare neuroendocrine tumors arising from chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla and the sympathetic/parasympathetic neural ganglia, respectively. Metastatic PCs/PGLs occur in about 5-26% of cases. Their management and diagnosis still remain a challenge due to their heterogeneity, the absence of guidelines and the few prognostic tools.Aim: The aim of this study was to describe clinical and gen...

Introduction: Neuropsychiatric disorders are common and well-studied in patients with overt hypercortisolism. However, data regarding patients with adrenal incidentalomas (AIs) are limited. The aim of our study is to assess the psychometric and quality of life status in individuals with benign adrenal tumours.Methods: Eighty-two patients diagnosed with AIs, encompassing 53 females and 29 males, with a total mean age of 64 years and 52controls (without AI...