Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Cushing’s disease (CD) develops as a result of ACTH-secreting pituitary adenoma. Transsphenoidal selective surgery (TSS) is the first-line therapy, and success is largely determined by the experience of the surgeon. There are several reasons for the persistence of the disease, but it is almost impossible to predict such an outcome in advance, which leads to multiple interventions and has a pronounced effect on the quality of life of patients.<p class="abs...

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...