Endocrine Abstracts

To examine use of I131 therapy we conducted a retrospective analysis of patient case notes that received I131 between May 2002 and Dec 2003.46 patients received radioiodine therapy during 18 months. All had a prior thyroid uptake scan confirming their diagnosis and written informed consent obtained.Results: GD: 29 patients (18F:11M; aged 52.6±2.8 yrs). 11 had a FT3 of <10 pmol/L pre radioiodine...

Clinical case: An incidental right sided pelvic mass measuring 6 cm×7 cm was found in a 35 year-old nulliparous lady during investigations for secondary infertility. This mass was hard, irregular and white in appearance and biopsy confirmed a carcinoid tumour with a low Ki 67 index of 2.7%. She had no symptoms of flushing, diarrhoea or local discomfort. Endocrine screen showed a non-secretory tumour with normal fasting gut hormones and negative urinary 5H1AAs. Other tumou...