Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate effectiveness of somatostatin analog (SSA) treatment in patients with acromegaly.Methods: The study involved retrospective data collection from charts of 29 patients with acromegaly who received medical therapy at Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu klinikos in 2016.Results: Patient population consisted of 10 males (34.5%) and 19 females (65.5%), mean age 58±26 years....

Introduction: Follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) is the second most common malignancy of the thyroid gland. Distant metastasis, usually in bones or lungs, can be found in about 10%–15% of cases. A clinical case of FTC distant bone metastasis is presented.Case: A 62-year-old male came to endocrinologist for annual follow-up (FU) of multinodular goiter, euthyreosis in 2010. Two years before prostate carcinoma (T1N0M0) was also diagnosed for the patien...