Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Besides medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), increased calcitonin serum concentrations may be due, rarely, to neuroendocrine tumour (NET) ectopic secretion, especially those of the foregut (pancreatic/lung). Patients with NETs and right-sided heart failure due to cardiac carcinoid have a worse prognosis than those presenting without. Case presentation: We present the case of a 72-year-old female with a history of an initially considered well-...

Background: Prevalence of neuroendocrine neoplasms is increasing and multidisciplinary approach is mandatory. This study aimed to assess the outcome of patients with gastroenteropancreatic neoplasms (GEP NEN) presenting in a tertiary endocrine center.Methods: Retrospective study on 36 patients (16 M/20 F) with pathology confirmed GEP NEN, aged 51.9 ± 12.7 years. Serum chromogranin A, serotonin, neuron-specific enolase...

Background: Adrenal incidentalomas (AI) with mild autonomous cortisol secretion (MACS) are associated with increased morbidity and mortality and constitute a common clinical scenario.Objective: We assessed the outcome of cardiovascular risk factors associated with MACS after adrenalectomy versus conservative management.Methods: Retrospective study performed on a cohort of patients evaluated in our clinic between 2018 and 2022 with ...