Endocrine Abstracts

Background: To minimize potential harm from overtreatment of low-risk thyroid cancers, the 2015 American Thyroid Association (ATA) Guidelines recommend that radioactive iodine (RAI) ablation should not be routinely used in low-risk differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). The present study aims to evaluate trends in RAI therapy in a tertiary center after the update of these Guidelines.Methods: Data from patients followed in a tertiary center with low-risk...

Tertiary hyperparathyroidism reflects parathyroid hyperplasia, with autonomous secretion of parathyroid hormone (PTH), in spite of high plasma calcium concentration. Parathyroidectomy is an efficient therapy for stabilization of calcium and PTH metabolism in patients with end-stage kidney disease.We report a case of a 68-year old man with end-stage kidney disease under hemodialysis for nine years, due to long-standing uncontrolled hypertension. He presen...

Introduction: A teratoma is a rare type of tumor deriving from the germ layer cells (ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm), typically benign, more frequent in infants. Adult onset teratomas are most commonly gonadal cell tumors. Extra--gonadal teratomas generally affect the midline, most frequently anterior mediastinum, retroperitoneum, pineal and suprasellar area. Head and neck teratomas are an extremely rare entity and represent only 0.47–6% of all cases.<p class="abste...