Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Parathyroid cysts (PCs) are uncommon lesions. They represent less than 0.5% of parathyroid lesions. Cysts are divided into two groups, functional and non-functional, in relation to their hormonal characteristics. Non-functioning ones make up 80 – 90% of PCs.We discussed three cases of non-functioning parathyroid cysts that we surgically excised.Methods: We report 3 cases of non-functioning PCs treated in our department.<p class="ab...

Introduction: Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is rare. This highly aggressive malignant tumor accounts for 2 – 3 % of all thyroid gland neoplasms. ATC continues to be one of the deadliest diseases worldwide and carries a very poor prognosis. The aim of this study was to describe the treatment modalities of ATC and its prognostic features.Methods: A retrospective study of patients with ATC treated in our department between 2004 and 2021.<p cla...

Background: Thyroid nodules found in patients with Graves’ disease have a higher likelihood of being malignant. Management of these association is controversial.Objectives: To discuss clinical and therapeutic features of this association.Materials and methods: We report three cases of thyroid cancer occurring in Graves’ disease, treated surgically at our department.Results: There were three patients...

Objective: Our aim is to describe the epidemiological, clinical and paraclinical features of intrathyroidal parathyroid cysts (PCs). Materiel and Methods : We report 2 cases of intrathyroidal PC treated in our ENT department. Results : We report 2 cases of non-functioning intrathyroidal PCs: 2 women (22 and 45 years old). They were referred to our department for anterior neck mass lasting for an average of 13 months. They had no co...

Objective: Identify the risk factors of hypoparathyroidism (hypoPT) after Total thyroidectomy (TT).Patients and Methods: Our study is a randomised clinical trial. It enrolled patients who underwent total thyroidectomy at the department of ENT surgery at Habib Bourguiba Hospital in Sfax between November 2020 and august 2021. We studied age, gender, type of surgery, duration of surgery, vitamin D level, magnesium level, histopathological exam, inadvertent ...

Aim: The purposes of our study are to study the effect of systematic calcium and vitamin D supplementation on parathyroid glands function after total thyroidectomy.Patients and Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study, including patients undergoing total thyroidectomy. Patients were randomly divided into two groups: group 1: with prophylactic supplementation (24 patients) and group 2: without prophylactic supplementation (23 patients). For each p...

Background: The management of differentiated microcarcinomas of the thyroid (DMCT) is controversial, and ranges from simple active surveillance to total thyroidectomy with bilateral lymph node dissection and post operative adjuvant therapy. Our purpose was to determine prognostic factors to guide the surgery of DMCT.Methods: This was a retrospective study conducted from January 2000 to December 2017, involving 122 patients with DMCT who were treated surg...

Background: True thymic hyperplasia results from stressful situations such as chemotherapy. It commonly presents as an anterior mediastinal mass; cervical location is exceptional. The aim of this work is to illustrate a case of an incidental ectopic cervical thymic hyperplasia in a patient treated for Hodgkin lymphoma.Case reprt : Here we report a case of a cervical true thymic hyperplasia in a 12-year-old girl who had a Hodgkin lymphoma treated by radio...

Vocal morbidity related to the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve following thyroidectomyObjectives: Damage to the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve (EBSLN) can cause a vocal morbidity following thyroidectomy. However its diagnosis is challenging. Here we aim to determine the vocal, endoscopic and acoustic characteristics of a damage of the EBSLN as well as factors associated to its occurrence.Materials a...