Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Generously supported by IPSEN)-->The effects of hyperprolactinemia on metabolic parameters are not conclusive and a few data evaluating adiponectin levels in prolactinoma and idiopathic hyperprolactinemia exist. The aim of this study is to evaluate effects of hyperprolactinemia on body weight, insulin resistance, β cell function, leptin and adiponectin levels in premenopausal women with hyperprolactinemia.<p cl...

Background: Various molecular mechanisms play a role in the pathogenesis of papillary thyroid cancer(PTC). Understanding the underlying pathogenesis and genetic changes is needed to improve clinical outcomes in PTC. In this study, it was aimed to determine the frequency of, BRAF V600E TERT promoter and NRAS mutations in Turkish patients with papillary thyroid cancer, the relationship of mutations between clinicopathological features and distant met...

Background: Incretin-based therapy is increasingly used in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Although dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (gliptins) are well tolerated, side effects can be observed in various body systems. Here we report three cases of drug-induced skin eruption with strong itching of the gliptins plus metformin combination therapy.Case reports: A 59-year-old woman and a 57-year-old man, who had been using vildagliptin plus metfo...

Aim: To evaluate prevalence of erectile dysfunction (ED) in patients with type 2 diabetes in relation to the cardiovascular risk factors.Methods: A total of 116 males including type 2 diabetic patients (n=68, mean age: 56.7 (5.8) years) and age-matched healthy controls (n=48, mean age: 57.0 (6.6) years) were included to study. Concomitant hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and coronary artery disease (CAD) were recorded in each subject along...

Aim: Erectile dysfunction (ED) has been reported to occur more commonly in diabetes than general population with the prevalence rate varies widely from 35 to 75%. Patients with diabetes was also shown to have much earlier onset of ED and more severe form of the disease associated with a poorer quality of life. We aimed to evaluate association of ED with diabetes related complications in patients with type 2 diabetes in our study.Methods: In a total of 68...

Multiple myeloma is a neoplastic disorder arising from plasma cells in the bone marrow. Plasma cell tumors, plasmacytomas, are uncommon in the brain and occur usually in the leptomeninges with or without parencymal involvement. Extramedullary plasmacytomas are very rarely located in the sella and can be misdiagnosed as a nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma. We report an illustrative case with multiple myeloma who was diagnosed having sellar plasmacytoma resembling a nonfunctionin...

Sex reversal syndrome (SRS) is a kind of human genetic disease about gender dysplasia, which is characterised by inconsistency between gonadal sexuality and chromosome sexuality. The clinical types include 46, XY female SRS and 46, XX male SRS. The early studies of human gonadal differentiation found that human Y chromosome contains testis-determining factor (TDF) found that the sex-determining region Y (SRY) gene, which is located in Y chromosome, was the best candidate gene ...

Introduction: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a specific mitogen for endothelial cells. Granulocyte–monocyte colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) is a key player in the regulation of steady-state functions. Studies have shown increased levels of VEGF and GM-CSF in benign and malignant tumors. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relation between VEGF and GM-CSF levels and thyroid nodules >1 cm. and negative for malignancy with fine needle aspiration bi...

In prolactinomas, today first choice of treatment is medical treatment with dopamine agonists. Cavernous sinus invasion is not uncommon in prolactinomas and stands out as a blocking factor for surgical removal of the tumor fully. In our study, the presence of cavernous sinus invasion was to investigate the effect on the results of surgical and medical treatment in prolactinomas.Eighty-seven patients followed up with a diagnosis of prolactinoma were inclu...

Prolactinomas are more common tumors by 60% among the hypophysis adenomas. These are often benign, but may present differences in terms of tumor size and treatment responses. Aim of this study was investigate the relationship of serum prolactin levels with tumor size and invasiveness in the prolactinomas.113 patients with the diagnosis of prolactinoma were included to study. Pretreatment plasma levels of prolactin in the time of diagnosis and sella MR im...