Endocrine Abstracts

BackgroundIt has been well recognized that grade heterogenity exists within well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors (WD-NETs). Targeted therapy plays an important role in metastatic disease control.Case presentationWe present the case of a 58-year-old male patient who was diagnosed with a pulmonary tumor on computer tomography (CT) and underwent a posterobasal left lobectomy. On immunohistochemical staining...

Introduction: Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is an aggressive neuroendocrine tumor derived from C cells that is responsible for approximately 5% of the gland malignancies, most of them occuring sporadically. Lymph node metastasis may occur early in disease pathogenesis and is one of the most important negative prognostic factor. Surgery is the only curative therapy while other chemotherapeutic options are limited. Neuroendocrine differentiated C cells may express somatostat...

Introduction: There is evidence on the association of subacute thyroiditis (SAT) and SARS-CoV-2 infection, the first case report being described in a young woman back in July 2020 (1). Multisystemic inflammatory syndrome in adults (MIS-A) is a rare complication of SARS-CoV-2, usually 2 to 12 weeks after initial infection. The development of Graves disease after SAT is rare, with approximately 31 reported cases, of which only 5 occurring in men (2). We pre...

Introduction: There is evidence that SARS-COV-2 infection can result in development of endocrine disturbances. Expression of the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, which is postulated to be at the center of the pathogenesis of COVID-19, has been reported in various endocrine tissues.Case Series: We retrospectively analyzed 12 patients with recent history of SARS-COV-2 infection: 5 cases with subacute thyroiditis (SAT), 2 cases with Graves’ disease, 2 ...