Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Parathyroid cancer is a rare pathology, approximately 2 cases per 10, 000, 000 people/year. The five-year survival rate for this disease ranges from 20–85%, and the ten-year survival rate is approximately 15–80%. Timely detection and compliance with algorithms for parathyroid gland cancer diagnostics allows surgical treatment and maximum positive prognosis for patient.Clinical case: Patient 18 y.o., was presented with complaints t...

Background: Graves’ disease in combination with thyroid nodules is more common in women. However, more than one in three patients has carcinoma. Unfortunately, thyroid cancer is most frequently detected accidentally after a thyroidectomy for Graves’ disease, despite the wide possibilities of modern diagnostic methods.Clinical case: A 55-year women complained of discomfort in the neck, sweating, irritability, palpitation. From anamnesis: in 20...