Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Studies comparing endocrine and metabolic outcomes of childhood- and adult-onset craniopharyngioma (CP) are generally based on the age-of-disease onset only. The aim of this study was to analyze the role of histological tumor subtype (adamantinomatous (aCP) or papillary (pCP)) on the development of long-term endocrine and metabolic CP comorbidities.Methods: 47 patients with CP treated from 1979 onwards (19 patients with childhood-onset disease...

IntroductionThe incidence of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) increases with age; however, the clinical presentation might change with aging. We aimed to compare the clinical presentation of older and younger patients with PHPT.MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed the biochemical status, renal involvement, and bone mineral density (BMD) of patients who were diagnosed with PHPT at our endocrine clinic from 200...