Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) during pregnancy is rare and associated with increased morbidity for both mother and fetus. Maternal complications of pHPT include nepfhrolithiasis, pancreatitis, cardiac arrhytmias, hypertension, nausea and vomiting. pHPT is caused by a solitary adenoma in 85–90% of patients, and the curative treatment is parathyroidectomy. Here, we presented two women who have diagnosed pHPT and operated without complications in pregnancy...

IntroductionSteroid cell tumors (SCTs) are a rare subgroup of sex-cord tumors of the ovary that account for less than 0.1% of all ovarian tumors. They are classified into three categories based on the cell origin: stromal luteoma, Leydig-cell tumor, and not otherwise specified (NOS). NOS tumors are the most common subtype and comprise the largest proportion of cases (60%).The clinical presentations are not specific, including abdominal pain, distention a...