Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: haemangiopericytoma is a rare soft tissue tumour originating from pericytes and manifest rarely as hypoglycaemia that can be difficult to treat. We report a case of haemangiopericytoma induced hypoglycaemia treated successfully with radiotherapy.Case report: A 72-year-old lady presented with an episode of confusion. She had had similar episodes usually in the early morning hours. She had had a large bladder haemangiopericytoma removed surgi...

Background & Aims: An increased prevalence of obesity among patients with prolactinoma (PR) and weight loss after treatment (specially in male patients) has been reported1,2. On the other hand, weight gain after treatment has been observed in another study3. In this study we looked at the evolution of body weight in 37 patients with PR, 22 macroprolactinomas (MAPR) and 15 microprolactinomas (MIPR).Methods: We conducted a retrospective s...

Introduction: Klinefelter`s syndrome is a chromosomal abnormality characterised by presence of one or more extra X chromosome(s). The commonest karyotype is 47 XXY. We report a case of craniopharyngioma in a patient with Klinefelter`s syndrome.Case report: A 72-year-old single male presented with three-month history of decreased left eye visual acuity with associated frontal headache and lethargy. His past medical history included osteoporosis and Klinef...

Introduction: Hyponatraemia is a common biochemical abnormality in hospital patients, a robust management plan and correct diagnosis is important in the medical care of these patients. However these are frequently lacking.Methods: We audited the management and outcomes of hyponatraemia in a large district general hospital. In-patients for a period of 3 months starting from January 2004 with hyponatraemia (Sodium less than reference rang 132-146 mmol per ...

Introduction: haemangiopericytoma is a rare soft tissue tumour originating from pericytes. These are often large and slow growing tumours and manifest rarely as hypoglycaemia. We report a case of haemangiopericytoma-induced hypoglycaemia.Case report: A 72-year-old lady presented with an episode of confusion. She had had similar episodes usually in the early morning hours. She was also known to have hypertension and a large bladder haemangio...

Introduction: The MEN1 is inherited as autosomal dominant trait. In MEN 1 families a deletional mechanism of the regulatory gene appears to be the base of the syndrome.Case 1: 40-year-old lady presented with a two-day history of headaches, blurred vision and funny turns, culminating in loss of consciousness and a generalised tonic-clonic seizure. Her GCS was 3; she was intubated, ventilated and referred to ICU. U+Es normal, Calcium high, phosphate low, a...