Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate clinical characteristics of patients diagnosed of follicular thyroid carcinoma and to study factors that are associated with a worse prognosis of the disease.Methods: We included 153 patients diagnosed of follicular thyroid carcinoma in our centre between January 1985 and December 2016. The baseline characteristics of the patients, and their long-term outcomes were collected. The mean follow-up was 15.2 yea...

Introduction: Asymptomatic, mild or moderate elevations of creatine phosphokinase are frequently found in hypothyroidism, but rhabdomyolysis is rare, and even more so when it constitutes its clinical presentation.Clinical case: A 26-year-old male who regularly practiced sports, with no family or personal history of interest, went to the emergency room referring to myalgia, generalized cramps, and muscular weakness in the previous two weeks which had not ...