Endocrine Abstracts

Ectopic secretion of corticotropin(ACTH) by nonpituitary tumors accounts for 10–15% of ACTH dependent Cushing’s syndrome (CS). Generally it is difficult to localize the ACTH secreting tumor by conventional imaging methods because these tumors are often small in size. Here we present a case of ectopic ACTH syndrome diagnosed with octreotide scan.Case: A 26-year-old male patient presented with moon face, purplish striae, supraclavicular fat pads ...

Introduction: Type two diabetes (T2DM), is the most common form of diabetes and known to be associated with low-grade inflammation. Since TLR-4 plays an important role in bacteriel recognition of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and activation of proinflammatory pathways we aimed of to test whether TLR-4 gene polymorphism plays a protective role in the development of T2DM in a pilot Turkish population.Description of methods/design: Blood samples were collected f...

Aim: The aim of this study was to examine serum fetuin-A, leptin and hs-CRP concentrations among pregnant women with gestational diabetes (GDM), and to evaluate the relationship between these parameters and insulin resistance.Materials and methods: In this study, we evaluated 47 pregnant patients with GDM. As the control group, 43 normal pregnant women having similar properties with these GDM patients, but not gestational diabetes were enrolled. Serum fe...

Objective: Altered hearing function in diabetic patients has been found in both pure tone audiometry and otoacoustic emissions (OAEs). We intended to evaluate the cochlear function with both DPOAE and TEOAE in patients with DM without polyneuropathy and hypertension.Patients and methods: Study group consisted of type 2 diabetic patients and healthy control group consisted of healthy age and sex matched volunteers. Detailed ear examination, pure tone audi...

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the functional status and growth rates of adrenal incidentalomas, diagnosed at our center between 2005 through 2010.Methods: The computer and archive records of 113 patients, diagnosed as adrenal incidentalomas and followed-up at our center, were retrospectively analysed.Results: A total of 113 patients (133 tumors, 80 women (%70.8) and 33 men (% 29.2), ranged in age between 27 and 77 ...

Aim: In this study, we aimed to evaluate thyroid functions, thyroid antibody positivity, thyroid ultrasonography (US) findings and prevalence of thyroid cancer in patients with colon cancer and benign colon polyps. Also, we aimed to compare prevalence of thyroid diseases in two groups.Materials and methods: Fifty-seven patients with colon cancer and 50 patients with colon polyps were included in the study. All patients were evaluated with thyroid US and ...

Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate ultrasonographical and elastosonographical characteristics, cytological results and histopathological features of nodules in patients with Hurthle cells in cytological examination and operated for various reasons.Method:57 patients and 57 nodules detected to have Hurthle cells in thyroid fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) were included in the study.Results: Among 57 nodules with Hurt...

Background: With the increasing use of USG, MRI and CT, adrenal lesions are frequently found in the daily practice. These lesions may be primary or secondary in origin. However, it is important to resolve whether these lesions are benign or malignant.Purpose: The aim of this case detection study was to compare FDG-PET CT with MRI in differentiating benign from malignant adrenal mass lesions.Patients: All patients were admitted to o...

Aim: Thyroid pyramidal lobe and thyroglossal duct cysts were reported to be associated with increased risk of thyroid cancer. In this study, we aimed to evaluate ultrasonography (US) guided fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) cytology results of pyramidal lobe and thyroglossal duct cysts.Material and methods: Patients with pyramidal lobe and thyroglossal duct cysts detected in US were included. Thyroid functions, thyroid autoantibodies, Tc 99m thyroid s...

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is accepted as a neuroendocrine tumor and usually accompanied with paraneoplastic syndromes. Our case has been diagnosed as SCLC and the only finding of disease was hyponatremia.Case: Forty-four-year of female patient has admitted because of nausea, vomitting and fatigue. Serum Na level was 116 mEq/l. The patient hospitalized for further investigation. In physical examination BP was 140/80 mmHg, HR was 72 beats/min. Patient ...