Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The most important aspect in the diagnostic approach of thyroid nodule is identifying the malignancy. Elastography is a newly technique that measures the elasticity of tissue, after applying a external force, standardized control. US elastography is currently used in differentiation of malignant from benign lesions.Material, Method: This prospective study included 69 patients, mean age 50.08±12.43 years, 67 females and 2 men, with thyroi...

Background: Conventional ultrasound remains the most used imaging evaluation in case of a thyroid nodule.Material, method: This prospective study included 69 patients (107 nodules). Conventional and Doppler ultrasound was performed with a HITACHI EUB 7500 HV machine with 6–13 MHz variable frequency linear probe, with Doppler software. All patients underwent surgery after complete evaluation.Postsurgical histopathological exam was performed. We analy...

Introduction: Incidence of ectopic parathyroid glands in individuals is ~6%, the most common location being the thymic capsule or the superior mediastinum.Case: We present the case of 21-years-old female with a recent history of osteoclastoma affecting the maxillary bone and the mandible, together with increased values of the parathyroid hormone (over 20 times the normal value), total calcium and alkaline phosphatase and decreased serum phosphorus. A cer...

Introduction: The ectopic thymus tissue (ETT) represents a migration and descending deficiency of the organ during embryogenesis.HMWK have a strong positive reaction in normal anatomical localized thymus and thymomas. A similar reaction pattern is seen in thyroid solid cell nests (SCNs) suggesting that these cells share a common origin with thymic tissue. Moreover, can be very helpful in differentiate CASTLE from other thyroid tumors.<p class="abstex...

Introduction: The most common cause of primary hyperparathyroidism is parathyroid adenoma. Unfortunately, between 11 and 22% of these adenomas are located in ectopic positions. In this report, we describe a case diagnosed in our department with symptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism due to an ectopic parathyroid adenoma localized in thymus.Case presentation: A 21-year-old woman was referred to our clinic for investigations, due to multiples osteoclastom...