Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Acromegaly is a rare disorder caused by hypersecretion of growth-hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1), the underlying lesion being most frequently a pituitary adenoma. This disease is associated with a higher risk of malignancy. We describe the clinical and biochemical particularities in a series of patients with acromegaly and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC).Case study: Out of 311 acromegalic patients, five cases that associ...