Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Thyroid nodules represent a common cause of specialist consultation, with a risk of malignancy of 4-15%. The most widely used cytopathological method for diagnosing thyroid cancer is fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of thyroid nodules and the use of the Bethesda system (BS) for cytopathological reporting. We conducted the present study to report our experience using the BS, and to compare the results obtained with this system with the final histopathological ...

Introduction: Euvolemic hyponatremia (HN) caused by the Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion (SIADH) can predate a diagnosis of malignancy. It is thus essential to accurately diagnose the etiology of HN/SIADH when detected.Methods: Retrospective, descriptive study of all 52 oncological/hematological malignancy patients diagnosed with SIADH in our Department between January 2011 and December 2016. HN was detected via computerized Prima...

Introduction: Hyponatremia is the most frequent electrolyte disorder found in clinical practice, and has been associated with increased morbimortalty. Hyponatremia is even more common among patients receiving parenteral nutricion(PN), a therapy increasingly in use. However, the morbimortality of hyponatremic patients on PN is unknown.Methods: Retrospective study, selecting all patients receiving PN in a teaching hospital from 01/11/11 to 01/06/12. We eva...