Endocrine Abstracts

IntroductionIn primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) the chronic overproduction of parathormone (PTH) is mostly due to a solitary adenoma.AimThe aim of our study was to examine the relationship between calcium-phosphate metabolism and the volume of the parathyroid adenoma (PTA) in patients with PHPT.Material and methodsThe study included 195 patients with biochemical...

Objectives: To evaluate the quality of life (QoL) in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) by a validated thyroid-specific questionnaire and to identify factors with significant impact on the QoL.Methods: Two hundred DTC patients, treated in one tertiary center, were recruited in the study. One year after the thyroid surgery, they completed the QoL Cancer Survivor Instrument – Thyroid version questionnaire. The questionnaire assessed the...