Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Thyroid gland involvement by Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) is a very rare condition. It occurs by thyroid infiltration that may result in hypothyroidism. LCH may be also related to neoplastic processes such as leukemias or lymphomas. However, the association with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is exceptional. We introduce a case and review the reported cases of this association.Case report: We describe a 33 year old patient diagnos...

BackgroundThymic neuroendocrine tumor (THY-NET) accounts for almost 20% of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1)-associated mortality. Diagnosis at early tumor stage is associated with improved survival.ObjectiveTo study the prevalence, clinical features and prognosis of THY-NET in MEN 1. To describe the overall causes of death among the registered MEN1 patients. To compare and discuss our results with t...