Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: In recent years, micro papillary thyroid carcinomas (mPTCs; ≤1.0 cm) are increasingly diagnosed. Although clinical course is usually favourable, disease persistence may occur and multiple treatments needed. We examined factors that could be predictors of clinical behaviour and disease persistence.Patients and methods: 478 mPTC patients (78.9% females) followed-up for 0.6–10 years were classified according to tumour size in group ...

Introduction: Differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) has generally a good prognosis and is associated with prolonged survival. A minority of patients may have persistent disease and rarely aggravation during f/u. We investigated factors which may influence the persistence of disease in patients who had undergone ablation with I131.Patients and methods: 903 DTC patients were referred in our center from 1968 to 2012. Five hundred and forty-one (...

Introduction: Recently, small medullary thyroid carcinomas (sMTCs) (≤1.5 cm) are frequently diagnosed, occasionally as incidental findings in surgical and autopsy specimens. Their clinical course varies. We examined whether tumor size is a predictor of clinical behavior.Patients and methods: One hundred and one sMTC patients (36.6% males, 47.1% familial) followed-up for 0.9–35 years. Patients were classified according to tumor size (cm) in gro...

Introduction: The relation between vitamin D deficiency and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has been rarely addressed in the literature with conflicting results. The aim is to determine the association between maternal serum 25(OH)D and glucose metabolism in Caucasian pregnant women.Patients and methods: In a prospective study 157 pregnant women aged 31.2±5.8 years underwent a 100 g OGTT in the third trimester of pregnancy, during which serum 25...