Endocrine Abstracts

Context: Lipodystrophy is characterized by subcutaneous fat loss, fat maldistribution, and metabolic syndrome. We present a novel phenotype of partial acquired lipodystrophy, possibly associated with childhood chemotherapy.Case reports: Two adult female patients that had been exposed to intensive cytostatic treatment in childhood for leukemia and aplastic anemia, respectively, were referred for therapy resistant diabetes. Both patients had distinct parti...

Background: Pediatric differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) has an excellent prognosis, but has unknown late effects of treatment. Initial cardiac evaluation showed subclinical diastolic dysfunction in 20% of adult survivors. In this follow-up study, we determined the clinical course of this finding.Methods: This multicenter study, conducted between 2018 and 2020, re-evaluated survivors 5 years after the first evaluation. The primary endpoint was echocardi...