Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Regardless of the fact that the incidence of thyroid cancer has increased significantly in recent years, the simultaneous occurrence of multiple tumors in one thyroid gland is still a rare phenomenon. These tumors have the morphology, either of a single mass with mixed histological features, or of a single lesion consisting of two distinct cell-populations, or of two different tumors between which normal thyroid tissue is interposed. Various theories have been pr...

Introduction: Adrenal Cushing’s syndrome accounts for 15-20% of all the causes of endogenous hypercortisolism, mainly due to unilateral adenomas and adrenal cancer. Approximately 9-17% of patients with ACTH-independent Cushing’s syndrome have bilateral adrenal adenomas. Subsequently, their management is quite demanding. The main difficulty lies in distinguishing between a functional and a non-functional adrenal mass, since this cannot be reliably achieved by routine ...

Introduction: Effective gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) management is pivotal for reducing delivery complications for both mother and offspring, since a linear and continuous association between blood glucose and unfavorable outcomes has been extensively reported. The aim of present study was to investigate possible factors affecting GDM treatment goals.Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 136 consecutive patients with GDM, treated in our department...

Introduction: Effective acromegaly treatment in the era of somatostatin analog therapy may initially seem easy to apply. Several factors, modifiable or not, may be involved in every patient’s treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate possible factors affecting effective acromegaly treatment.Methods: From the original pool of 25 patients, that were diagnosed with acromegaly in our department during the last 15 years, 18 are currently being fol...