Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Given their prevalence of up to 5% of the general population, A discovery of an asymptomatic adrenal mass (incidentaloma) during the investigation of an unrelated condition is relatively common. The issue of crucial importance is the histopathological differentiation between benign lesions and malignant tumours of the adrenal gland.Objective: To evaluate the secretory or non-secretory profile and the benign and malignant nature of incidenta...

Introduction: Physical activity (PA) improves physical performance and glycemic control in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D). Many factors determine access to a normal sporting life and therefore its benefits. The aim of this study was to evaluate the practice of PA in T1D and the factors influencing it.Patients and methods: Descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study including any patient with T1D admitted to the Endocrinology-Diabetology department a...

Introduction: Oral disorders are quite frequent in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 in particular elderly patients. Their presence at this type of persons may influence the glycemic balance and entail a reduction of the masticatory potential with a risk of malnutrition. The purpose of the work is to establish the relationship between the oral disorders and the nutritional status of the elderly subjects with diabetes mellitus type 2.Patients and Met...

Introduction: According to the literature, there is a link between obesity and thyroid cancer. A high body mass index (BMI) increases the risk of thyroid cancer and its progression, although their mechanism is still unknown.Objective: To evaluate the association between obesity and the clinical-biological profile of differentiated thyroid cancers.Materials and methods: We conducted a retrospective study carried out in the Endocrino...

Introduction: The Flexible Insulin therapy (FIT) is considered as the therapeutic reference of type 1 Diabetes mellitus. FIT Improves diabetic patient’s quality of life with a great benefit, through food flexibility while providing optimal glycemic control with reduced incidence of both acute and chronic complications. The aim of the study was to evaluate satisfaction on changing treatment as a result of education FIT.Methods: Prospecti...

Introduction: Deep abscess represent infectious emergencies. The aim of our study was to evaluate the clinical, biological, radiological and evolutionary of deep abscess in diabetic patients.Patients and methods: A prospective descriptive study was conducted over a period of 12 months in 2017, including 52 diabetic patients hospitalized in the University Hospital with a our patients deep abscess.Results: The average age of 52.4 yea...

Introduction: Androgen insensitivities are rare genetic diseases, characterized by a more or less complete defect of tissue sensitivity to testosterone. It ranges from a more or less complete lack of masculinization to isolated infertility in a 46, XY individual. This partial or complete androgen insensitivity is linked to a defect in the function of the androgen receptor. We report the case of two patients with complete androgen resistance syndrome discovered during the explo...

Introduction: the coexistence of pulmonary adenocarcinoma and papillary thyroid carcinoma is a rare event. We report the case of a patient followed in consultation with thyroid carcinoma who was diagnosed with pulmonary adenocarcinoma.Observation: This is a 67-year-old patient, who had a total thyroidectomy for a multiheteronodular goitre with dissection of a pretracheal lymph node. Histopathological examination revealed a multifocal grade 1 thyroid papi...

Introduction: Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) are inherited conditions of autosomal dominant transmission characterized by the occurrence of various associated endocrine lesions. We report an observation of a patient with a rare association of medullary thyroid carcinoma and bilateral pheochromocytoma with cushing’s disease.Observation: The patient was H.B, 18 years old, followed for a medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) since 2018 discovered at th...

Introduction: Epidemiological studies have reported that being overweight and being obese are associated with increased incidences of numerous cancers, including thyroid cancer. In addition to cancer risk, obesity has also been demonstrated to be associated with more aggressive pathological characteristics of the tumor and worse prognosis in patients with several cancers.Purpose of study: Demonstrate the relationships between BMI and the clinico-patholog...