Endocrine Abstracts

Purpose: Somatotrophinomas have been shown to demonstrate T2-weighted signal intensity (WSI) on MRI that is correlated with clinicopathological findings and response to treatment. Therefore, we aimed to investigate these correlations in functional pituitary adenomas, including prolactinoma and corticotrophinoma. Material and MethodsPatients with somatotrophinoma (n=87), prolactinoma (n=78) and corticotrophinoma (n=33) were invo...

Introduction: Isolated bone metastasis of endometrium carcinoma is rare; but if it occurs, pelvis and vertebrae are involved mostly. Co-existence of undiagnosed Paget’s disease in a patient with malignancy causes major problems in differential diagnosis.Case: A 77 year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with severe pelvic pain. She had been diagnosed with inoperable endometrium adenocarcinoma for over a year. Metastatic bone disease was suspecte...