Endocrine Abstracts

Background and aims: It is reported that intracellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) is important in autoimmune thyroid diseases also it is an important point that ICAM-1 level is high in postoperative hypothyroid cases. In literature, it is said that the level of plasma soluble ICAM-1 can be used as a evidence immune system activation and inflammation, and also it can be used for the diagnosis of some inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. The aim of our was to compare the leve...

Introduction: Although pericardial effusion is a common finding in primary hypothyroidism, massive pericardial effusion or pericardial tamponade are rare. Herein, we describe a newly diagnosed case of primary hypothyroidism initially presenting with massive pericardial effusion.Case report: A 64 years old male patient attended to the emergency unit with worsening dyspnea over the past 1 month. ECG showed a low voltage QRS wave. Chest X-ray showed increas...

Introduction: Subacute thyroiditis (SAT) is the inflammatory disease of thyroid gland, which commonly affects middle-aged females. SAT is rarely seen in extreme age groups. Herein, we reported an 82-year-old patient presenting recurrent SAT.Case report: An 82-year-old female patient presented fever, neck pain, weakness, and dizziness. She had hypertension and peripheral vascular disease. She had a 2-week of symptom history and admitted to emergency servi...

Background: Our aim was to investigate levels of lipocalin-2 and its relationship with metabolic factors in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).Materials/subjects and methods: In this cross-sectional study, two groups of women were studied: group 1 consisted of women with PCOS (n=30), and group 2 consisted of control women with normal ovulatory function (n=30). The circulating levels of lipocalin were measured.<p class="abstext"...

Introduction: Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9) is a glycosphingolipid of the Lewis blood group that for years has been proposed as a useful marker for epithelial type gastrointestinal cancers. It is well known that moderately increased concentrations of CA 19-9 can be found in 15–36% of patients with benign conditions such as pancreatic, liver, biliary diseases and benign hydronephrosis. In current study, we aimed to investigate whether there was any tendency CA 19-9 e...

Evaluation of Laboratory Findings of Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Geriatric PatientsBackground: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is an endocrine disease characterized by excessive secretion of parathormone (PTH) from one or more parathyroid glands. In recent studies, it has been reported that the PHPT clinic has turned into a largely asymptomatic disease in recent years. There are few studies on the effect of aging on laboratory find...

Background: A rare cause of ectopic Cushing’s Syndrome (ECS) is pulmonary neuroendocrine neoplasm (NEN) with a broad spectrum of clinical behavior. At the time of diagnosis, pulmonary NENs may present as occult tumors or well-defined round-to-oval lesions in close relationship to the bronchus. Herein, we describe a NEN that developed ECS three years later in a patient followed up for a solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN).Case Presentation: A 56-year-old...

Introduction: Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common endocrine cancer however extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) of the thyroid gland is quite rare. The simultaneous association of both cancers is much more rare.Case report: 65-year-old woman underwent a thyroid ultrasound examination due to palpable thyroid nodules. Thyroid ultrasound revealed thyroiditis and multiple nodules on the right and ...

Introduction: Thyrotropinomas are usually considered when the TSH level is inappropriately elevated or normal in a hyperthyroid patient with increased serum T4 levels, regardless of the presence of visible tumor on imaging. The prevalence of these adenomas, which account for 0.5–3% of all pituitary tumors has been estimated to be around one case per million. Most thyrotroph adenomas are large and invasive at diagnosis, and present with signs and symptoms of an ...

Introduction: In a recent study, it was determined that morbidity rates due to cardiovascular diseases were affected as a result of long-term follow-up in patients with nonfunctional pituitary adenoma. And cardio/cerebro vascular diseases were the most frequent cause of mortality when mortality rates were examined. In the literature, there are not enough studies evaluating this condition in patients with nonfunctional pituitary adenoma without traditional cardiovascular risk f...