Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Diffuse lipomatosis of the thyroid is a very rare disease, characterized by extensive infiltration of thyroid parenchyma by mature adipose tissue. It is not accompanied by accumulation of amyloid fibrils.Clinical report: Male, 47 years old, followed in Endocrinology by hypothyroidism, since 13 years old, medicated with levothyroxine, with unremarkable growth and pshicomotor development. In 2002, thyroid echography showed a solid and heterog...

Introduction: The coexistence of Cushing’s disease with an ACTH-secreting adrenal adenoma is not frequent.Case report: A 32-year-old woman was observed in our Department in 2000 for obesity. Hypercortisolism was documented and the basal hormonal study and functional testing oriented towards a pituitary origin (ACTH 24.8 pg/ml). Pituitary magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed an asymmetric pituitary gland and a pituitary stalk deviation to the left...