Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Nelson’s syndrome is a rare complication of Cushing’s disease treated with bilateral adrenalectomy. There is no effective medical treatment yet. Nelson’s patients respond to hypothalamic stimuli distinctly from patients with Cushing’s disease and those with Addison’s disease. We describe the responses to standard ACTH stimulation tests in a patient with Nelson’s syndrome.Case report: A 42-year-old woman present...

Introduction: Adrenal ganglioneuroma (AGN) is a rare (about 470 described cases), benign tumor arising from the neural crest tissue. These tumors are usually asymptomatic and incidentally detected. They have variable radiological features that often raise suspicion of malignancy. AGN are diagnosed at a mean age of 50 years, have no gender preference and are rarely associated with genetic syndromes.Aim: The presentation of two male patients, 24 and 53 yea...

Introduction: Diffuse sclerosing variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (DSPC) represents a rare but rather more aggressive subtype of PTC.Purpose: Description of a patient with DSPC and background autoimmune thyroiditis.Case description: A 33-year-old female patient reported extensive neck swelling that had progressed over several months. The patient had been diagnosed with hypothyroidism attributed to autoimmune thyroiditis, 3 ye...