Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Pituitary adenomas (PAs) account for <3% of all paediatric supratentorial tumours. Despite being benign, they can cause significant tumour- and treatment-related neuroendocrine and visual morbidity. Patients may be the index case for syndromes such as multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1).Case report: Patient R was referred at 11.9 years with longstanding headaches and bilateral visual deterioration to the point of near-blindness. ...

Introduction: Childhood adrenocortical tumours (ACT) are extremely rare (world wide incidence: 0.3/million per year). Most affected are young girls – female:male 2:1, peak age at diagnosis – 3.5 years.Case report: A 2.5-year-old girl presented with a 4-month history of greasy hair, acne, and weight gain especially around face and upper shoulders. She had irritability, daytime lethargy, and night-time sleep disturbance. She later developed pubic...