Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Sensitivity and specificity of thyroid cytology in our series of thyroidectomies were evaluated.Material and methods: A retrospective, multicentre study of 1567 thyroidectomies performed in the eight hospitals of Castilla La Mancha (Spain) during the years 2010–2013.Results: The cytological results were benign in 37.6% of cases, malignant or suspicious of malignancy in 17.3% (10 and 7.3% respectively). In 4.1% of...

Glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) is considered the Gold Standard parameter for evaluating long-term glycemic control in individuals with Diabetes Mellitus (DM). The presence of hemoglobin variants or others conditions that modify its glycosylation, can affect the veracity of its measurement. The detection of these hemoglobinopathies and his knowledge by the clinicians is very important for the correct diagnosis and follow-up. We present the case of a patient who presented a he...