Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the first cause of death in patients with cirrhosis, with an incidence of 3–5% per year and a survival of 0–10% 5 years after the diagnosis. Major risk factors for HCC are HCV, HBV infection and alcohol, while a specific cause is not identifiable in 5–30% of cases. Several studies have shown a strong association between metabolic syndrome (MS), characterized by insulin-resistance (IR) and central obesity, and HCC; ...

Hypothyroidism is a risk factor for obesity, central adiposity and ectopic fat accumulation. To assess whether this risk could be detected also in stable patients taking regularly the LT4 replacement therapy we assessed retrospectively the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (ATP III definition) and calculated the fatty liver index (FLI) and the visceral adiposity index (VAI) in patients attending our Outpatient Endocrinology Clinic because of known primary acquired hy...