Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Although the thyroid isthmus seems like a structure that connects bilateral lobes, it is an undiscovered area that needs to be explored. Currently, the data is evolving that the increase in the risk of malignancy is higher in the isthmic nodules, and extrathyroidal extensions and lymph node metastases are more common in isthmic-derived malignant thyroid nodules. Therefore, we aimed to compare the malignancy rate of isthmic and lobar nodules, the ultrasonographic ...

Thyroid nodules have 3–7% freuquency in general population. FNA biopsy is an important diagnostic tool for patients with thyroid nodules. There are many reporting systems for FNA biopsy and Bethesda system is the most common one. The aim of this retrospective study, detect the atypia of undetermined significance (AUS) rates in the patients who performed FNA biopsy and evaluate the concomittant biopsy results of this patients and malignancy rates in the patients who were c...

BackgroundMedullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) accounts for 3–5% of thyroid cancers, but recurrent MTC, manifested by elevated calcitonin levels, is a common problem. We aimed to perform a calcitonin washout procedure simultaneously with cytological evaluation and compare their effectiveness to diagnose metastatic lymph nodes.Methods94 patients diagnosed with MTC were recruited from our institutional datab...

IntroductionExtramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) refers to hematopoiesis occurring outside the bone marrow. Pathologic EMH can be caused by thalassemias or disorders in the hematopoietic system. Sites of EMH can be widespread however, most common localizations are in the spleen, liver, and lymph nodeCase reportA 22-year-old male patient was referred to the endocrinology department for bilateral adrenal masses f...