Endocrine Abstracts

Rationale: In the diagnosis of hypopituitarism, the glucagon stimulation test allows for the simultaneous and safe evaluation of the somatotropic and corticotropic axes; recent data have highlighted a stimulating action also on the neurohypophyseal secretion of arginine-vasopressin. This procedure involves the intramuscular or subcutaneous administration of 1-1.5 mg of glucagon based on the patient’s weight (respectively less or more than 90 kg). Nowadays no data are avai...

Parathyroid carcinoma (PC) is a rare neoplasia responsible for about 1% of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). Differently from patients with its benign counterpart, the phenotype of these patients is characterized by severe PHPT and hypercalcemia. The aim of this study was to describe a series of PC casesrecorded in the regional cancer network of Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta, Italy (Rete Oncologica del Piemonte e della Valle d’Aosta) from 2007 to 2017, including 25 ...