Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Prolactinomas are mostly benign tumours usually managed with pharmacological treatment. Some, however, seem to be resistant to dopamine agonists (DA) for unclear reasons. The relationship between T2W signal intensity (T2WSI) and response to treatment with somatostatin analogs is well described in acromegaly patients. Some evidence suggests that prolactinoma’s T2W hypointensity might be related to higher baseline prolactin levels and more resistance to DA.</p...

Introduction: DIPNECH is a preinvasive condition in which there is an idiopathic generalised proliferation of pulmonary neuroendocrine cells that can form tumourlets. There are very few cases described of ACTH secretion by these cells causing Cushing’s syndrome, some of them cyclic.Case report: A 41 year-old woman was sent to our Endocrinology outpatient clinic for menstrual disturbance, acne and excessive sweating. She had a recent diagnosis of DIP...