Endocrine Abstracts

Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA) is a syndrome characterized with proliferation of bones at the distal parts of extremities. Clubbing, periostitis of tubular bones and non-inflammatory arthritis of lower extremities are commonly seen as a part of this syndrome.66 years old male patient was admitted to our hospital with painful swelling of his left lower extremity for 2 months. He denies any other systemic symptoms such as fever and weight loss. He had...

Introduction: The thyroid is generally resistant to infections due to its encapsulated location, high iodine concentration, hydrogen peroxide production, and high levels of blood and lymphoid circulation therefore acute suppurative thyroiditis is rarely seen. The most common agents are Staphilococcus and Streptococcus. In this case we present acute suppurative thyroiditis caused by Burkholdeira cepacia, that is a rare infectious agent in adults.Case: 34 ...

Introduction: Thyroglossal duct cyst (TDC) is a developmental abnormality of the thyroid gland. Malignancy arising from this duct is very rare. Due to embryological remnants of thyroid tissue located in the TDC, all malignant tumors which develop in the thyroid gland may also develop in the TDC. In case of malignancy, the most probable diagnosis is papillary thyroid carcinoma.Case report: We present a 27-year-old female patient complaining of a midline n...

Background: Acromegaly is associated with increased risk of coronary atherosclerosis and cardiovascular mortality. Changes in coagulation and fibrinolysis markers in acromegalic patients have been shown to indicate increase in the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Mean platelet volume (MPV) is a marker of platelet functions and activity, and increased MPV is an independent risk factor of myocardial infarction and thrombotic events. In this study, we examined the level...

Introduction: Differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) rarely represents with distant organ metastasis. Cerebral metastasis is seen in 0.4–1.2% of patients with distant organ metastasis. There are only 14 patients of DTC with pituitary metastasis reported in the literature. Here, we report a papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) patient represented with pituitary metastasis.Case: A 68-year-old male patient has admitted to our hospital with a growing tumou...