Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The treatment with growth hormone (GH) plays an essential role in the Turner syndrome (TS) management. This study evaluated its efficacy in improving adult height (AH) and metabolic parameters.Material and methods: We retrospectively analysed auxological, biochemical, genetic and pharmacological parameters of 56 girls with confirmed TS. They were categorised according to their karyotype as X monosomy (62%), isochromosome (17%), X mosaicism ...

Introduction: Thyrotropin-secreting pituitary adenomas are rare tumors accounting for 1–2% of all pituitary adenomas and the diagnosis is based on the combination of high fT4 levels with normal to high TSH concentration in the presence of a pituitary adenoma. About one third co-secrete other hormones, of which, most frequently growth hormone (16%) followed by prolactin and gonadotropins.Case report: A 60 years-old male patient presented in 2016 afte...

Introduction: Diagnosis of NETs (neuroendocrine tumors) is based on clinical manifestations, peptide and amine secretion, specialized radiological and nuclear imaging, secured by detailed histology and immunohistochemistry, which should be obtained whenever possible. Biomarkers are still the mainstay in the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with NETs.Case report: We present the case of a 36-year-old patient with no significant pathological personal his...

Introduction: Central hyperthermia is frequent in patients with brain injury and is characterized by a rapid onset with high temperatures, marked temperature fluctuations and poor response to antipyretics. It is associated with worse outcomes in the injured brain, thus it is important to aggressively manage it.Case-report: We report a case of a 9-year-old boy diagnosed with sellar and suprasellar adamantimomatous craniopharyngioma at the age of 5 when he...

Introduction: Inappropriate secretion of TSH, despite elevated levels of T4, is due to either a TSH-secreting adenoma (TSHoma) or thyroid hormone resistance (RTH). RTH is a rare disorder, usually caused by mutations in the thyroid hormone receptor beta, characterized by a variable tissue hyporesponsiveness to thyroid hormone. The increased level of TSH may predispose to thyrotroph hyperplasia and possible adenoma formation.Case report: A 21 years old fem...

Introduction: Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is an autosomal-dominant hereditary disorder characterized by the presence of two of the three main endocrine tumors that are parathyroid, pituitary adenomas and enteropancreatic tumors.Case-report: We report a case of a 71-year-old obese patient with repeated unsuccessful attempts to weight loss who was admitted to the surgical department for the bariatric treatment of obesity (BMI=48,22 kg/m...