Endocrine Abstracts

Evaluation of bone quality represents a challenge since the analysis by bone mineral density (BMD), provides useful but incomplete information. New tools are arising, and amog them, TBS is emerging as a new surrogate marker of bone texture and microarchitecture which may be useful to potentially evaluate the risk of bone fracture and can be obtained from already existing BMD scans. Retrospective study of 23 patients with PHH. Clinical, analytical and BMD data were collected fo...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of Liraglutide in hepatic steatosis as well as clinical and biochemical data before and after 6 months.Methods: We have retrospectively analysed epidemiological, anthropometric and laboratory data of 83 type 2 diabetic patients treated with Liraglutide and followed at different endocrinology units across east Andalusia. We have evaluated nonalcoholic fatty liver disease using liver enzymes an...

Introduction: CCHD comprises a number of different congenital heart defects associated with elevated pulmonary artery pressure and pulmonary vascular resistance, resulting in a reversed or bidirectional shunt (Eisenmenger syndrome). These entities develop systemic hypoxia. Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PHEO/PG) are neuroendocrine tumours. Several inheritance genetic alterations have been reported in PHEO/PG syndromes. A pathogenic association between these entities is pr...

Introduction: The multidisciplinary approach of the patients with GEP-NETs is very important, having a fundamental role the participation of the endocrinologist.Methods: Description of cases of GEP-NETs followed in the Service of Endocrinology of the SCCH from 1990 to 2016.Results: 95 patients were included, 53.7% were males, age 61.2 years (IR: 50.5–73.5). The diagnosis was incidental in 53.8%. 27.6% presented clinical secret...

Introduction: Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) constitute a very heterogeneous group of rare neoplasms, although their incidence has increased in recent years. We describe its evolution and survival.Methods: Retrospective study. All patients with histopathological diagnosis of GEP-NETs performed at the HCSC between 2000 and 2016 were selected, data from the medical history were included. Statistical analysis were done with SPSS.Results...

Objectives: To evaluate the different insulin regimens and types of insulin used in our population of type 1 diabetes (DM1) patients in the last revision in our clinic.Method: A descriptive study was carried out in our population of 535 DM1 patients. They had their initial diagnosis between 1967 and 2014.Results: In our population, 47.3% were women and 52.3% were men. The mean age of our patients was 33.8 years (S.D....

The granulation pattern of somatotroph adenoma is well known to be associated with differing clinical and biochemical characteristics and it has been shown that sparsely granulated tumors respond poorly to commonly used somatostatin analogs. We report a challenging case of acromegaly with a sparsely granulated tumor, resistant to multiple modalities of treatment given over several years and ultimately achieving biochemical control with pasireotide. A 26-year-old lady presented...

Introduction: When facing with non-functioning pituitary macroadenomas (NFPMA), radiological invasion is determinant to surgical approach, apart from histological biomarkers of pituitary tumor aggressiveness (Ki-67; p53 and mitotic index). Invasive tumors usually need additional surgery and/or radiotherapy. There are no much studies describing epidemiological data on aggressive pituitary tumors in clinical practice. We provide information regarding the radiological findings of...

Introduction: Pheochromocytoma is a rare catecholamine-secreting tumor that arises from the chromaffin tissue of the adrenal medulla. Of the reported cases, only 10% consist in bilateral lesions and the probability of multiple endocrine neoplasia should always be investigated.Case report: Female patient, 19 years old, presented with a clinical history with 2 years of evolution, characterized by episodes of palpitations, headache and abdominal discomfort....

Background: Graves’ disease (GD) and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) are common disorders with an autoimmune etiology, which are known as autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD). A specific seasonal pattern of the month of birth has been suggested in several autoimmune disorders, supporting the hypothesis of a link between viral infections and the development of aberrant immune-regulatory mechanisms. However, there are few studies which specifically address this issue in AIT...