Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Papillary thyroid carcinoma in children and adolescents is rare but it shows extremely aggressive behavior. Gross lymph node metastases and distant metastases are common on first clinical presentation.Patients and methods: Forty five children and adolescents were operated due to PTC. Mean age was 16.6 years (range 7–21). At the time of diagnosis 13% had lung metastases. Total thyroidectomy or completion of thyroidectomy was performed in ...

We present a 66 year old patient with right thyroid hemiagenesis and double parathyroid adenoma one on the side of hemiagenesis and the other on the side of present left lobe. The patient came to our Clinic because of pain in the neck and was diagnosed a primary hyperparathyroidism with elevated parathyroid hormon as well as Hashimoto thyroiditis with high level of Tg and TPO antibodies. Ultrasound and technetium sestamibi scintigraphy determined the absence of the right lobe ...