Endocrine Abstracts

Our study assesses the diagnostic performance of 2D shear-wave elastography plane-wave ultrasound (2D-SWE PLUS) in detecting thyroid cancer. Using conventional ultrasound (2B-mode) and 2D-SWE PLUS with SuperSonic Mach30 equipment, 270 thyroid nodules were assessed (Supersonic Imagine, France). In every instance, the outcomes and the pathology reports were compared. 69 (or 25.5%) of the 270 nodules were malignant. 2D-SWE PLUS parameters demonstrated great diagnostic accuracy. T...

Introduction: Intermediate cytology comprises unclear result form Bethesda III and IV category. This category is still present in the general results of thyroid cytology, with 2–18% AUS/FLUS and 2–5% FN. The attitude after such a results is not standardize, follow up, lobectomy or thyroidectomy being the possible indications to solve such a case. The current paper presents the value of predictive value of ultrasound techniques in the final judgment of these cases.</p...

We evaluated 341 postmenopausal women, aged 29–84 years (mean age 58.18±9.01) and referred to the Center for Osteoporosis starting December 2013. Secondary causes of osteoporosis/bone loss and patients under antiosteoporotic medication or under vitamin D substitution were excluded from the study. All patients performed DXA measurement (Dexxum T, Osteosys, Inc., South Korea) (same expert). FRAX and 25 HO vitamin D levels were determined. We defined vitamin D deficienc...

The prevalence of solid thyroid nodules is very high in the general population. Appropriate selection of cases for surgery is the most important task, when evaluating nodules. The present study wants to see if the use of Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TIRADS) could decrease the number of needed FNAB procedures.Material and method: 174 nodules evaluated by conventional ultrasound and real time elastography, with linear multifrequency probe, Hi...

Objectives: The cases described in the literature, with postpartum and lactation osteoporosis, are very rare.Material: A case report: 28 years old women, that give birth to a 3250 g weight term child, APGAR 10, breast feeding period: 3 months, with acute back pain starting the 2nd months after delivery. On the moment our evaluation she resumed breastfeeding.3 months after delivery she came in our office with diagnosed acut...

Objectives: We evaluated the diagnostic power of different used evaluation criteria in ultrasound 2B, Doppler and elastography.Method: Retrospective data analyses of all cases with breast lumps, that were evaluated and also operated during the study follow-up period. Study period: January 2011–April 2013 (Table 1).Ductal breast ultrasound, Doppler and real-time elastography was performed with a HITACHI EUB 7500 HV machine, wit...

Premilinary: The incidence of thyroid disease in cases operated for hyperparathyroidism is 2.5–17.6%. The coexistence of thyroid and parathyroid nodules makes FNAB difficult in technique but also in cytology diagnosis. Scintigraphy, unless performed with Tc SESTA MIBI, might give unclear informations.Material: From series of 36 operaed cases with renal secondary and tertiary hyperparathiroidism, we identified four cases with concomitant thyroid papi...

Introduction: Functional amenorhea can appear due to chemical, emotional of physical chronic stress. It is particular pathology with special issues regagring long therm body sustaiment after the occurence of menses cessation. Material comprise 39 young women, with ages between 17 and 34, (mean age of 24.55±6.09 years), 11 adolescents and 28 adult women, with secondary amenorrhea induced by weight loss, there were addressed to our Endocrine Unit, starting January 2014. Inc...

Introduction: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a hyperandrogenic endocrine disorder associated with chronic oligo-amenorrhea, hirsutism, polycystic ovary morphology (PCOM) and often with insulin resistance. Due to its heterogenic etiology, there is no general treatment, but rather an individual approach, according to patient’s symptoms, needs and wishes. The aim of this study is to detect possible variations in clinical and biochemical outcome in PCOS cases, after trea...

Introduction: Differentiated thyroid cancer is one of the most common endocrine malignancies. The most common thyroid cancer in adolescence is PTC. It presents with a high rate of loco regional ganglionic metastasis. Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a heterogeneous group of neoplasms with an incidence, in Europe, estimated around 2.2–2.7 per 100 000 cases per year. In front of each adolescent case, with concomitant thyroid and lymph nodes, the main question that arises is the pre...