Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Previous studies have shown that the G691S and S904S variants of RET proto-oncogene are associated with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) 2A syndrome and have a modifier effect on the age of onset. They are also associated with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma and with Pheochromocytoma without Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma (MTC). Nevertheless, the influence of these polymorphisms on cases of sporadic MTC is still unclear. We present a patient with sporadic Med...

Introduction: Most thyroid neoplasms arise from follicular cells and are well differentiated. We present an interesting case of a rare first manifestation of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma (PTC) as a cervical cystic mass, as well as the therapeutic approach.Material-method: A 29 year-old-male, without personal or family history for PTC and no history of neck radiation referred to our department because of a slow growing right lateral cervical mass in the la...

Introduction: Some endocrine disorders, including hypophysitis and isolated adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) deficiency, are caused by an autoimmune response to endocrine organs. Previous data have also shown that isolated ACTH deficiency may be associated at least in part with a paraneoplastic syndrome. We present a rare case with isolated ACTH deficiency along with ectopic posterior hypophysis.Case presentation: A 53-yea...

Introduction: Graves’ disease (GD) is an autoimmune thyroiditis frequently associated with development of Graves’ orbitopathy (GO). As a consequence, patients with GO experience impairment of quality of life (QoL) and social function. The aim of our study was to assess quality of life in patients with GO.Methods: This is a single-center observational study in an outpatient clinic of autoimmune endocrinopathies at a Tertiary, General, Universi...

Introduction: Poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma (PDTC) and anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) have been conjectured to arise from well differentiated thyroid carcinoma (WDTC) due to frequently reported synchronous and metachronous occurrence. We demonstrate the simultaneous presence of divergent histological subtypes in a single thyroid gland, with escalating loss of p53 expression in more aggressive variants.Material and methods: A 60-year-old mal...

Introduction: Thyroid autoimmunity and diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) are the commonest endocrine disorders in the general population. The aim of the study was to investigate whether there is an association between thyroid autoimmunity and β-cell secretion in patients with impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and/or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT).Methods/design: 501 patients (381 females) 46.5±14.2 years with IFG and/or IGT and autoimmune thyroidit...