Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Approximately 20% of neuroendocrine tumor (NET) patients experience carcinoid syndrome (CS), primarily associated with metastatic ileal NETs. CS manifests with symptoms such as diarrhea, flushes, and cardiac complications. Carcinoid heart disease (CHD) is a negative prognostic factor in NETs. However, the considerable variability in reported diagnoses and treatment approaches in the literature creates uncertainty about optimal management in this specific populati...

Introduction: Cavernous hemangiomas (CH) are benign vascular tumors that frequently involve the skin, central nervous system or liver. Rarely, they can also affect adrenal glands. Adrenal cavernous hemangiomas are mostly unilateral lesions, typically discovered incidentally on radiological imaging. They generally present in the sixth to seventh decade of life and tend to be asymptomatic and non-functioning tumors. Preoperative differential diagnosis from malignant neoplasms ow...

Background: Inferior petrosal sinus sampling (IPSS) is indicated in the diagnosis of adrenocor-ticotropic hormone (ACTH)-dependent Cushing’s syndrome (CS), especially when the results of the initial diagnostic tests are discordant.Objective: To describe the patients who underwent this invasive functional test in a tertiary hospital.Methods: This was an observational study of a retrospective cohort of patients with ACTH- depend...

Introduction: major complications of thyroid surgery include; injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve that can cause dysphonia and acute respiratory distress, postsurgical hematoma, infection and hypoparathyroidism, which can be transient or permanent.Objective: to analyze the complications observed after performing thyroid surgery with different pre-surgical diagnoses in our center.Methods: retrospective descriptive study of thyro...

Introduction: The Bethesda system gives each Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) category a risk of malignancy (B1: 5-10%, B2: 0-3%, B3: 10-30%, B4: 25-40%, B5: 50-75%, B6: 97-99%). Based on this risk, therapeutic decisions are made that influence the patient’s life. It is important to check whether the percentage of malignancy obtained in our daily clinical practice is similar to that expected according to this system.Aim: To check whether the percentage ...

Introduction: Pheochromocytoma, a rare catecholamine-secreting tumor, typically presents with paroxystic hypertension, tachycardia, headache, and diaphoresis. Less frequently, symptoms imply substantial hemodynamic compromise and cardiogenic shock may occur. The delay time in diagnosis is approximately 3 years.Case Presentation: This is a 41-year-old woman with no relevant history or cardiovascular risk factors, who presented with stress-induced cardiomy...