Endocrine Abstracts

Primary vaginal malignancy is uncommon, accounting for about 2% of all gynecological tract cancers, with small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the vagina being exceptionally rare and aggressive. They display similar histological and immunohistochemical features to small-cell carcinomas of different origin. Few cases are reported in the literature so far and therefore, there is no current treatment protocol consensus. We report the case of a 34-year-old nulliparous patient, wh...

Introduction: Acromegaly is a rare endocrine disease characterised by excess GH produced by a pituitary adenoma. It is associated with several complications and comorbidities. Metabolic alterations such as diabetes and dyslipidemia are quite frequent described in these patients.Materials and methods: This is a retrospective observational cross-sectional study meant to assess the metabolic modifications in a group of acromegaly patients evaluated in our d...