Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Tuberous sclerosis (TSC) is an autosomal dominant condition which can increase the risk of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (pNETs) (1). Patients with TSC undergo screening for renal tumours which may include pancreatic imaging (2). There are no screening guidelines for pNETs in patients with TSC.Case presentations: We reviewed four female patients who had TSC and pNET (table 1). The mean age at pNET diagnosis was 39.5 years. TSC was diagnos...

Introduction: Neuroendocrine tumours can metastasize to the bones, but rarely to the orbit. The majority of orbital metastasis are incidental findings on somatostatin receptor imaging. Symptomatic metastases are treated with external beam radiotherapy or chemotherapy, seldom with surgical resection (1–4). Here we present a case who presented with visual disturbance due to an orbit metastasis which was resected and the histology showed a metastatic NET. <p class="abste...