Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most frequently observed type of thyroid cancer. It usually shows favorable prognosis although some aggressive pathological subtypes have been defined. In this case report we present an aggressive form of PTC with previously non defined histological features.Case report: At initial evaluation the subject presented with a mass in the neck. Neck ultrasonography (USG) revealed a 49×23 mm hypo echoic n...

Primary hyperparathyroidism is the most frequent cause of hypercalcemia in adults. Hypercalcemia due to primary hyperparathyroidism is generally mild-moderate. Severe hypercalcemia in these cases is rare. Coexistence of severe hypercalcemia and hypercalcemic encephalopathy is very unusual with a very limited number of reported cases.A 50-year-old female presented to the Emergency Department with symptoms of nausea and severe abdominal pain. Her serum cal...