Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Osteitis fibrosa cystica (OFC) or brown tumour is a non-neoplastic fibrocystic expansile lytic bone lesion caused due to excess parathormone (PTH). Brown tumour is classically known to occur in severe primary or secondary hyperparathyroidism due to end-stage renal failure with very high PTH level. OFC presenting as a mass due to nutritional vitamin D deficiency (NVD) is exceedingly rare. Case presentation: 47-year-old Caucasian gentleman pr...

Background: The accuracy of thyroglobulin (Tg) as a tumour marker following lobectomy for differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) remains controversial. A Tg (<10 µg/l) looked promising in identifying those without clinically apparent recurrence after median 51 months of follow-up. Longer term follow up allows assessment of the diagnostic utility of thyroglobulin in predicting relapse.Methods: Ninety-nine patients who underwent lobectomy for DTC wer...