Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare tumour, with an annual incidence of 1 to 2 case per million. Hypercortisolism constitutes the predominant clinical manifestation in patients with hormone excess, presenting in 50% to 80% of all adrenocortical carcinomas. Non-functioning tumors are even rarer, comprising only 20% of adrenal carcinomas in the largest reported series. Conversely, Addison’s disease is also an infrequent disorder, with estimated incidence rates ...

Introduction: Paragangliomas are rare tumors originated from extraadrenals chromaffin cells. Most are sporadic, but between 30% and 50% are associated with hereditary syndromes. Mutations in the succinate gene dehydrogenase (SDH) have been identified as a cause of the hereditary paraganglioma-pheochromocytoma syndrome.Material and methods: Descriptive study of case series of patients belonging to the Southern Health Area of Seville with mutations in the ...

Introduction: Changes in dietary habits coupled with sedentary lifestyles have led to a true pandemic of obesity. This situation has also been observed in the new nutrition consultation at La Merced Hospital in Osuna (Seville), where, after 6 months of operation, 88.9% of the patients were referred due to obesity.Objective: To analyze the profile of patients referred for obesity to the nutrition consultation at La Merced Hospital, as well as the sources ...