Endocrine Abstracts

The postpartum period is accompanied by an increased risk for autoimmune diseases. SN, 29 years of age, developed subsequent to her second pregnancy a polymorphic syndrome, characterized by fatigue, paleness, amenorrhea, agalactia, palpitations, weight loss. Hormonal investigations suggested corticotrophic, somatotrophic (basal morning plasma cortisol – 35 ng/dl, basal GH – 0.1 mIU/l, insulin-induced hypoglycemia test: plasma cortisol – 58 ng/dl, GH – 0.1 m...

Chordomas are slow growing neoplasms arising from notochordal remnants of the axial skeleton. The second most common site for chordomas, after the sacrococcygeal region, is the base of the skull. We describe one case of sellar and suprasellar chordoma found in a 44 year old female, with tumoral syndrome, bitemporal hemianopsia and secondary amenorrhea. Skull X-ray showed an enlarged sella turcica with destruction of the dorsum and impressive intra- and suprasellar calcificatio...