Endocrine Abstracts

A 38-year-old woman presented with symptoms suggesting Cushing’s syndrome. She has a history of surgery of mature ovarian teratoma (hysterectomy, ovarectomy) associated to radio and chemotherapy 15 years ago. The malignant teratoma relaps with hepatic and grelic metastases, and was unresectable. Main complaints were weight gain with centripetal fat distribution, muscle weakness, melanodermia and purpule striae on the skin of the abdomen, thighs, breasts and arms....

Abstract: Brown tumors also known as osteitis fibrosa are a very rare complications of primary hyperparathyroism that occur in less than 2% of patients suffering from any form of hyperparathyroidism. Parathormone increases osteoclastic activity in the bones causing cystic bony changes, it’s a reparative cellular process. Common sites of brown tumor are the ribs, clavicle, long bones and pelvic girdle. Our case is 55 years old tunisian men who was admitted to orthopedic de...

IntroductionPhaeochromocytomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors secreting high levels of catecholamines, able to exert serious metabolic and cardiovascular effects. Glucose intolerance are common complications that require an early recognition and treatment.MethodsA retrospective study was conducted to assess the prevalence of metabolic and cardiovascular complications in 35 patients diagnosed with pheochromocy...

The term adrenal ’incidentaloma’ is referring to an adrenal mass discovered incidentally during an abdominal imaging exam not motivated by the exploration of an adrenal pathology. The prevalence of diabetes in incidentaloma is high therefore a cortisol secretion should be searched. This is a retrospective study conducted on 100 patients with adrenal incidentaloma. These patients are divided into two groups; the first group is made up of diabetics (G1: n = 31...

Gender is a factor in clinical presentation, biological and morphological characteristics in certain types of pituitary adenomas. Concerning acromegaly, this influence is not well known. In our retrospective study of 32 patients, 12 women and 20 men, hospitalized in our department from 2002 to 2019, we have realized a comparative clinical, para-clinical, therapeutic and prognosis. The median age of women is 47 years, the same as that of men. The average duration of disease pro...

ObjectiveTo determine the clinical, biological and etiological aspects of hirsutism.MaterialA retrospective study from 2009 to 2017 included 51 patients explored and followed for hirsutism in the endocrinology department of the Rabta hospital.ResultsThe mean age of hirsute patients was 29 years, their average age of menarche was 12 years old. Hirsutism appeared be...

Patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have features of the metabolic syndrome, including insulin resistance, obesity, and dyslipidemia, suggesting an increased risk for cardiovascular disease.ObjectiveTo assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with a polycystic ovarian sydrome (PCOS).MaterialWe conducted a retrospective study including 51 patients with secondary...