Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Parathyroid carcinoma (PC) is an extremely rare, aggressive and life-threatening form of primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT). PC accounts for less than 1% of cases of pHPT, predominantly diagnosed in the fifth or sixth decades of life. Most parathyroid carcinomas are diagnosed after surgery.Case description: A 51-year old man was admitted to the Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas clinics due to leg pain and general ...

Introduction: Androgen secreting adrenal tumours are rare and sometimes malignant.We report hormonal and sexual changes in 39-year-old woman with androgen secreting adrenal tumour completely healed by resection of the tumour.Case report: Androgen secreting adrenal tumour that manifested in 39-year-old woman with suddenly appeared amenorrhea, weight gain, hirsutism, epileptic seizures and elevated DHEA-S and testosterone is describe...