Endocrine Abstracts

Background: MEN1-related primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) characterised by benign course, whereas malignant transformation is extremely rare. The diagnosis of parathyroid carcinoma (PC) within the MEN-1 syndrome is a challenge for a range of specialists.Clinical case: A 47-year Eastern European female. PHPT had been revealed during examination for multinodular goitre: PTH 614 nmol\l, calcium 3.06 mmol\l. Results of imaging methods were controversial (m...

Introduction: Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Fibrotic changes in obesity include several molecular processes, including activation of Transforming growth factor β (TGF-β). Recent data indicate the involvement of Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF-21) as an important metabolic regulator, and even biomarker of metabolic changes in obesity and T2DM.Aim: To determine TGF-β and FGF-2...

Introduction: Acromegaly can be asymptomatic for a long time and morbid obesity can mask typical clinical signs (facial disfigurement, large hands and feet) and even severe disorders, such as hypopituitarism, cardiomyopathy, respiratory dysfunction, sleep apnea, atherosclerosis, endothelial dysfunction, arthropathy, prediabetes/diabetes, dyslipidemia and mineral dysmetabolism. Menstrual irregularity and infertility combined with headaches are among the earliest issues a patien...

Introduction: Statistical data show that in the etiological structure of ACTH-ectopic syndrome pheochromocytoma occupies one of the last places in terms of frequency of occurrence (from 2.8 to 5.6%) Its manifestations such as adrenal mass with ACTH-dependent hypercortisolism lead to significant difficulties in establishing the correct diagnosis.Clinical Case: A patient with clinical manifestations of hypercortisolism underwent laboratory testing in Octob...

Introduction: Over the last decades, there has been a significant increase in the incidence of thyroid cancer. Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most common histopathological type with often a favorable prognosis. Conventional therapies include surgical resection, adjuvant therapy with radioactive iodine, and suppressive therapy with thyroid hormones. However, the prognosis for iodine-resistant/refractory thyroid cancers or the advanced metastatic cancer is less favorable....