Endocrine Abstracts

Pituitary dysfunction can be a consequence of cranial radiotherapy. It usually occurs years after the treatment. However little is known on risk factors for pituitary dysfunction. The object of this study was to evaluate radiation induced pituitary toxicity of proton beam therapy in a cohort of adult chondrosarcoma patients.The files of 113 patients were reviewed. Mean age at the beginning of radiotherapy was 43 years old (18–76). Mean dose delivere...

Introduction: Differentiation between familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS), a rare hypertriglyceridemia, and severe hypertriglyceridemia (sHTG; non-FCS) is challenging due to overlap in triglyceride (TG) levels and symptomology but important in disease management. Clinical characteristics that allow for reliable differentiation may exist in the presenting clinical features and primary diagnostic testing. The objective of this analysis was to assess whether readily obtainabl...

Background: Familial chylomicronaemia syndrome (FCS) is a rare, inherited disorder characterised by impaired clearance of triglyceride (TG)-rich lipoproteins from plasma, leading to severe hypertriglyceridaemia (HTG), which have major effects on both physical and mental health, and a markedly increased risk of acute pancreatitis. A large overlap in the phenotype between FCS and multifactorial chylomicronaemia syndrome (MCS) contributes to the inconsistency in how patients are ...