Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Familial Non-Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma (FNMTC) is defined as the occurrence of thyroid cancer in two or more first-degree relatives, in the absence of predisposing environmental factors.Objective of The Study: Describe the epidemiological, clinical features and its evolutionary profile.Materials and Methods: A retrospective study including 3 families (10 patients) with FNMTC, collected at the endocrinology and diabe...

Introduction: Refractory hypothyroidism is defined by clinical or biochemical signs of hypothyroidism (serum TSH level >4.5 mU/l after an interval of six weeks after the last dose increase), despite increasing levothyroxine (LVT) doses beyond 2.5 μg/kg per day.Observation: A 67-year-old female patient, followed for a 1 mm NIFT-P classified as pT1a, low risk, initially put on LVT 150 mg/day, presented with hypothyroidism, clinically with asthenia...

Introduction: The association between hyperthyroidism and differentiated thyroid cancer has become increasingly frequent. The etiopathogenesis remains controversial. We report 15 cases of patients, in whom an incidental association with differentiated thyroid cancer was identified.MaterialS and Methods: Retrospective study over a 37-year period (1986-2023) including 15 patients followed at the Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology for hyperthyroidi...