Endocrine Abstracts

Lymphoma can cause adrenal glands infiltration, but only a handful of cases of adrenal involvement have been reported in classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma. We present a case of 24y male of Indian origin presenting with B symptoms, AKI, breathlessness, and diarrhoea. CT CAP showed lymphadenopathy, enlarged kidneys and adrenal glands bilaterally. 18F-FDG PET CT showed PET avid lymphadenopathy and non-avid bilateral adrenal masses. Histology of axillary lymph node conf...

Objective: We reviewed clinical and biochemical characteristics and post-operative outcomes in patients undergoing surgery for PHA in UHS between January 2014 and June 2022 (8.5-year period).Results: 17 patients (41% female, mean age 45y) underwent adrenalectomy for PHA during this period. 5/17 (29%) required admissions related to PHA, 7/17 had blood pressure (BP) of ≥ 200 mmol/Hg, 11/17 (65%) potassium ≤3 mmol/l, 5/17 required ≥ 4 BP a...

Introduction: We present a series of 10 cases of GD presenting with seemingly unrelated symptoms with limited features of thyrotoxicosis, where control of thyroid function tests (TFTs) led to complete normalisation of presenting symptoms. In all cases patients were shown to have Graves disease with thyroid antibodies.Case series review: 1. 82F with symptomatic hypercalcaemia and thymic hyperplasia on CT. Calcium normalised with standard therapy and remai...

Hyperthyroidism is common and in iodine-sufficient parts of the world the prevalence of overt hyperthyroidism is estimated to be 0.2% to 1.3%. The treatment options include antithyroid medication (ATD), thyroid surgery, or Radioactive iodine (RAI). The latter is increasingly used as a first line definitive treatment for hyperthyroidism. We reviewed the outcomes of patients who received RAI at our tertiary nuclear medicine department over a 4-year period (May 2015 to Dec 2019) ...

Objective: We reviewed perioperative management of patients undergoing adrenal surgery at UHS between 1/12/2020 to 1/6/2022 (19-month period) since formalisation of its regional adrenal MDT.Results: 45 adrenalectomies were performed during this period with all cases being discussed at the adrenal MDT, of which 24 (53%) were referred from peripheral hospitals. Laparoscopic surgery was performed in 35/45 (78%) (median length of stay (LOS): 3d), open in 10/...