Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Neurofibromatosis type 1 is an autosomal dominant inherited neurocutaneous condition characterized with multipl cafe-au-lait spots, neurofibromas, predisposition to malignancies, and the incidence of disease is 1:3000. Patients are diagnosed according to diagnostic criteria and 97% of the patents meet the criteria before 8 years of old. Diagnosis and follow-up of patients for manifestations of neurofibromatosis is important for early diagnosis and treatment of malig...

Objective: Severe hypertriglyceridemia is one of the leading causes of acute pancreatitis which is associated with increased mortality and morbidity. Here we evaluate the effectiveness of plasmapheresis on triglyceride levels in our group of patients who had plasmapheresis in our endocrinology clinic.Method: We retrospectively evaluate clinical and laboratory reports between 2016–2018, for demographic parameters and the lipid levels before and immed...

Aim: The aim of the present study was to compare version 7 of ATA risk calculating tool, developed for the staging of well differentiated thyroid cancers,and is used commonly in the clinical practice with its version 8 developed in 2018 with respect to clinical staging.Material and method: 295 patients followed with the diagnosis of well differentiated thyroid cancer were included in the present study. According to pathology reports and clinical data, th...