Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0022p33 | Adrenal | ECE2010

Adrenal incidentalomas and low grade hormonal activity

Stefanopoulos Dimitris , Kostoglou-Athanassiou Ifigenia , Michou Aikaterini , Chronaiou Aikaterini , Badila Razvan Alexandros , Vassiliou Georgia , Loi Vassiliki , Karfi Areti

Adrenal incidentalomas are increasingly recognized today as a result of technology use, such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Adrenal incidentalomas are of diverse nature and their secretory activity is currently on research focus.The aim was to describe 39 consecutive patients with adrenal incidentalomas presenting over a period of 1 year.Materials and methods: A group of 39 consecutive patients with adrenal ...

ea0022p409 | Endocrine tumours &amp; neoplasia (<emphasis role="italic">Generously supported by Novartis</emphasis>) | ECE2010

Paraganglioma in a patient with atrophic gastritis

Michou Aikaterini , Kostoglou-Athanassiou Ifigenia , Chronaiou Aikaterini , Stefanopoulos Dimitris , Alexandros Badila Razvan , Loi Vassiliki , Karaliotas Konstantinos , Karfi Areti

Gastric neuroendocrine neoplasms are rare. They are classified clinically in types 1 to 3. Gastric neuroendocrine neoplasms type 1 are observed in chronic atrophic gastritis as single or multiple small tumors. Their prognosis is excellent. Gastric neuroendocrine neoplasms type 2 are part of MEN 1 syndrome.The aim is to describe the case of a patient with a gastric neuroendocrine neoplasm which was observed in a background of atrophic gastritis and an ect...