Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The ability to diagnose thyroid cancers pre-op or intra operatively by Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) or frozen section (FS) leads to the delivery of appropriate one stage surgical management. We aim to study the concordance and discordance of FNAC and FS with final histology in thyroid pathologies.Methods: All thyroid procedures from 2007 to 2011 (n=423), involving FNAC and or Frozen Section (FS) in their management pathwa...

International best practice guidelines provide well-defined recommendations for the management of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) measuring ≤1 cm, >4 cm and for those with defined risk factors. However, the extent of surgery and requirement for radioiodine remnant ablation (RRA) are less clearly defined for tumours 1–4 cm in size. Guidelines recommend a ‘personalised decision making’ approach for this cohort, with therapeutic decisions based on pat...

A 83-year-old lady presented to hospital with a one week history of malaise, dyspnoea and chest pain. Her admission bloods revealed a markedly elevated calcium of 4.16 mmol/l. Further investigations revealed a PTH of >5000 ng/l. Clinically the patient had poor dentition which had developed over the past 3 years and a history of episodic abdominal pain and constipation. For investigation of primary hyperparathyroidism, she had an ultrasound neck, which revealed an enlarged ...