Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Thyroid gland is susceptible for nodulation. It is not clear which mechanism is responsible for the growth of only some follicular cells resulting in nodule formation. Selenium deficiency may a risk factor in the development of thyroid nodules. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between selenium levels in patients with euthyroid nodular thyroid diseases.Design: Euthyroid 70 patients with solitary thyroid nodule, euthy...

Introduction: Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) distant metastases without regional lymph node metastases are quite rare. Spinal cord teratomas are rare tumors mostly seen in children. To the best of our knowledge, the development of papillary carcinoma in intradural teratomas is theoretically possible, but has not been reported in literature.Case report: A 36-year-old female patient admitted with the complaint of drop foot. On MRI, 20x11x20.5 mm lesion ...

Evaluation of Laboratory Findings of Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Geriatric PatientsBackground: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is an endocrine disease characterized by excessive secretion of parathormone (PTH) from one or more parathyroid glands. In recent studies, it has been reported that the PHPT clinic has turned into a largely asymptomatic disease in recent years. There are few studies on the effect of aging on laboratory find...