Endocrine Abstracts

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A 39-year-old male was diagnosed with a growth hormone and prolactin secreting pituitary macroadenoma. He was treated with transphenoidal subtotal resection 2006 and radiotherapy 2007, but despite this he has persistent biochemically active disease as well as partial anterior hypopituitarism.In 2007 he was due to participate in a Somavert trial but whilst being reviewed he admitted to having auditory and visual hallucinations for about 10 years. His visu...

I would like to present the case of a 66-year-old gentleman with McCune–Albright syndrome. This unusual condition consists of three main features; namely, polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, café au lait patches on the skin and hormonal abnormalities, including acromegaly.The presentation will look briefly at these three elements and the investigations leading up to diagnosis. However, the main focus will be on the psychological impact illness has h...