Endocrine Abstracts

A 69-year-old man with longstanding ulcerative colitis presented for annual review by the gastroenterologists. He complained of lower back pain for six months and a recent history of anorexia, constipation, thirst and urinary frequency.His serum calcium was 5.12 mmol/l, phosphate 1.77 mmol/l, urea 19.1 mmol/l and creatinine 252 μmol/l.He was admitted, rehydrated with 5 l of intravenous normal saline over 24 h and given pamidro...

Background: Anaplastic carcinoma and primary lymphoma (TL) each constitute <2% of thyroid malignancies and are difficult to distinguish clinically. Both typically present with rapidly enlarging anterior neck masses in the elderly. Both may cause pressure symptoms (e.g. dysphagia, stridor and hoarseness). Differentiation is imperative as their treatment and prognoses differ.Case report: A 68-year-old man presented with a rapidly enlarging thyroid mass...