Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is the most commonly seen endocrinological tumour. During the follow up of DTC, serum thyroglobulin (TG) levels, neck ultrasound, fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of the suspicious lymph nodes are important tools. TG washout of the suspicious lymph node as well as the FNAB can detect metastasis and recurrences earlier. In this study we aimed to show the diagnostic role of TG washout of suspicious lymph node FNAB which is not routine...

Aim: Differentiated thyroid carcinomas (DTC) composes 95% of all thyroid malignancies originating from thyroid follicular epithelial cells. DTC expresses TSH receptors so long time TSH stimulation may cause cancer occurrence or malignancy progression. So we aimed to assess the role of TSH levels in predicting thyroid cancer stage or aggressiveness.Methods: We retsopectively searched thyroid cancer patients fort he last 10 years in our instution. Totally ...

Introduction: Adrenal incidentelomas are new era of the endocrinology. We aimed to see the results of adrenal masses retrospectively.Methods: Patients admitted to the Internal Medicine outpatient clinic for different complaints were retrospectively evaluated. Patients whom abdominal imaging like ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography were done and incedentally established adrenal masses were evaluated. Patients with a history ...

Introduction: Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma is a subtype of thyroid carcinomas with an aggressive form. Anaplastic thyroid carcinomas are thought to develop as a result of differentiation of well-differentiated thyroid cancers. Anaplastic transformation of well-differentiated papillary thyroid carcinoma is very rare and most commonly occurs in thyroid gland and regional lymph nodes, whereas occurrence at distant metastatic site is extremely rare. Here we report the case of a pa...

Objective: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with insulin resistance, central obesity and dyslipidaemia. Furthermore, abnormal aminotransferase activity is common in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. The aim of this study is to assess the γ-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels in women with PCOS in whom non-alcoholic fatty liver disease was excluded by history, serum testing and abdominal ultrasonography.<p class="abs...

BackgroundPrimary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is known to be associated with cardiac and metabolic morbidities. Chronic hypercalcemia in PHPT patients has been reported to be associated with an increased risk of mortality, particularly due to cardiovascular disease, during long-term follow-up. Endocan is secreted by vascular endothelial cells and is involved in the regulation of important endothelial functions. Endocan secretion increases in a variety of ...

ObjectivesEvidence from recent studies suggests that patients with adrenal incidentaloma have increased cardiovascular risk. In our study, we aimed to investigate the levels of irisin, nesfatin-1 and the relationship between levels of these relatively new molecules with cardiometabolic risk markers; carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness and abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue (SCAT) thickness in patients with ...

BackgroundPapillary thyroid cancer (PTC), has a slow progression and good prognosis and is often treatable, but may show recurrence and metastasis. Age, sex, histopathologic variants of PTC, lymphatic or vascular invasion, lymph node involvement are among the factors affecting the occurrence of metastasis. Endocan is produced in vascular endothelial cells, epithelial cells lining the distal tubules of the kidney, submucosal glands of bronchus and lungs. ...