Endocrine Abstracts

Cancer metastases on pituitary gland are seen rarely. A 71-year-old male was admitted to Endocrinology Department with polydipsia, polyuria, and diplopia. Urine volume was ~5 l/day. In medical history; he had been diagnosed as having non-small cell lung carcinoma with multiple liver and bone metastases 1 year ago. He took chemotherapies with four cycles of paclitaxel, carboplatin, and zoledronic acid for bone metastases and radiation therapy (RT) was given to L4-S1 vertebras. ...

Introduction: Adrenal schwannoma is an extremely uncommon cause of incidentaloma. It originates from neural sheath Schwann cells of the adrenal gland. Herein, we report a case of left adrenal schwannoma that could not be diagnosed preoperatively.Case report: A 53 years old female morbid obese (BMI: 66.68 kg/m2) patient was referred to endocrinology policlinic because of 5 cm left adrenal mass detected on abdominal screening while preparing pat...