Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Oxidative damage may be responsible for pathogenesis and complications of many diseases. Vitamin D deficiency has been suggested as a potential mediator of various extra-skeletal pathologies. However, there are limited data on anti-oxidant properties of vitamin D.Methods: Forty-one subjects with vitamin D deficiency and 30 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. The levels of total anti-oxidant status (TAS), total oxidant status (TOS),...

Introduction: Synchronous and asynchronous cases of acromegaly and other malignancies have been reported in literature. However, synchronous apperance of acromegaly and gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) is encountered so rarely. We herein reported a case of synchronous acromegaly and GIST.Case report: A 59-year-old patient was investigated due to iron deficiency anemia. On the physical examination revealed enlarged hands and coarse facial feature; a...

Introduction: The cases of paragangliomas (PGLs) mimicking thyroid nodules were also reported in literature rarely. We will present a case of PGL (a carotid body tumor) that we initially evaluated as a thyroid nodule, and then diagnosed as a PGL.Case report: A 74-year-old woman was admitted due to a mass in the right side of neck growing rapidly within the last 1 month. Physical examination revealed a hard and painless mass with smooth surface, extending...

Introduction: Aminoterminal pro B type natriuretic peptide (NT-pro BNP) is the inactive degradation product of pro BNP. Thyroid diseases are known to have effect on NT-pro BNP levels. In this study, we aimed to determine possible changes in NT-pro BNP levels in patients with thyroid dysfunctions.Material and method: Fifteen patients with hyperthyroidism, 8 with subclinical hyperthyroidism, 12 with hypothyroidism, 15 with subclinical hypothyroidism and 35...

Introduction: Atypical parathyroid adenoma (APA) is a difficultly diagnosed tumor, including some histological features of parathyroid carcinoma (PC). In literature, no definite criteria are considered to be present to distinguish preoperatively APA from PC. It is difficult to distinguish APA and PC intraoperatively. Our report, a case applying with high levels of calcium (Ca) and intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) and diagnosed with APA was presented.Cas...