Endocrine Abstracts

Introductıon: Pheochromocytoma is a tumor originating from the chromaffin cells. These tumors secrete catecholamines which act on target organs and cause hypertensive crises. They are rare during pregnancy, and a differential diagnosis must be carried out mainly with pregnancy-induced hypertension.Case: A 27-year-old patient in week 17 of pregnancy admitted to our clinic with hypertension and 45×55 mm heterogeneous nodular lesion in left surren...

Introduction: Adrenal gland involvement can be seen in about 25% of lymphomas. However, primary adrenal lymphomas (PAL) are rare. The most common is diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). It is seen usually after the age of 60 years as bilateral, large masses.Case report: A 64-year-old woman with a complaint of abdominal pain was referred to our clinic after bilateral surrenal masses were detected upon abdominal ultrasonography (USG) and computed tomogra...

Introduction: Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a very rare tumor. The mean age at onset is between 40 and 50 years. Patients with nonfunctioning ACC report symptoms of abdominal discomfort or back pain due to the large tumor size. Surgery for ACC should be performed by an expert surgeon.Case: A 29-year-old patient with 25 weeks of pregnancy admitted at our clinic with right side pain. 10×11 cm solid mass on right adrenal gland was detected by ultra...

Introduction: Aldosterone producing adenoma, called Conn syndrome, accounts for 10 percent of all hypertension cases. It should be remembered in patients with hypokalemia and hypertension however, this is not a rule. Conn syndrome can be presented with hypertension but normal potassium levels. Also, rarely it can be presented with hypokalemia but normal blood pressure as in our case.Case report: 34-year-old female patient complained about difficulty in w...