Endocrine Abstracts

IntroductionNasopharyngeal carcinoma is characterized by distinct geographical distribution and is particularly prevalent in East and Southeast Asia. Environmental factors, genetic structure, and Epstein Barr virus infection are involved in the etiology of the disease. While nasal and otological symptoms are the most common (80%), intracranial extension is prevalent among 8% of cases and pituitary localization is rarely described in the literature. We re...

Introduction: Thyroid cancer remains a relatively rare entity. Radiological scoring systems aim to stratify the risk of malignancy based on morphological criteria.The objective of this study was to develop a new score based on ultrasound criteria to predict thyroid nodule malignancy risk.Patients and methods: This was a retrospective study including 200 thyroid nodules (100 malignant nodules and 100 benign nodules). The report of the thyroid ultrasound a...