Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Obese subjects are usually in a positive energy balance despite their best efforts to lose weight. This study aimed to determine if hunger, nausea and satiety levels differ in lean and obese subjects after consuming varying calorific meals.Method: Following an overnight fast, test meals of 250, 500, 1000, 2000 and 3000 kcal were consumed by 19 lean and 19 obese subjects. Hunger, nausea and satiety levels were measured using visual analogue sc...

Objective: To report a rare case of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) in a thyroglossal duct cyst (TGDC).Case report: A 34-year-old peruvian male came to our hospital with a complaint of a swelling cervical mass in the anterior central side of the neck, which was growing since 6 months earlier. The patient had no significant past medical, surgical history and was completely asymptomatic. He denied any family history of thyroid disease or history of head ...