Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: To assess survival rate and prognosis factors in a group of 65 patients with distant metastases from differentiated thyroid carcinoma.Methods: Patients with metastatic differentiated thyroid carcinoma (MDTC) were retrospectively identified from the database of a single institution (1975–2008). Disease-specific survival (DSS) was analyzed by the Kaplan-Meier method.Results: A total of 65 patients with MDTC were identified....

Aim: To analyze clinical features in a group of 65 patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma and distant metastases.Methods: Retrospective review of 65 patients with Metastatic Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma (MDTC) identified from the database of a tertiary hospital between 1975 and 2008.Results: Sixty five patients were identified (21 males, 44 females) with a mean age of 58,9 years. The median follow-up after discovery of ...

Background: Up to 15% of pheochromocytomas are malignant. The only definite criterion for malignancy is the presence of metastases. The histological differentiation between benign and malignant tumours is difficult, being a challenging problem nowadays.Aim: To asses if postoperative histological evaluation using the previously proposed pheochromocytoma of the adrenal gland scales scored (PASS) can predict malignancy.Methods: Twenty...