Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Although papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is considered to have an excellent prognosis, some more aggressive variants have been identified that show reduced overall survival rates. Besides from the diffuse sclerosing, tall cell, columnar cell, and solid variant, the hobnail variant was newly recognized as one of these aggressive forms, affecting recurrence, metastasis, and overall survival rates.Methods: We performed a systematic review and ...

Background: Epigenetic changes appear to be implicated in the development of parathyroid tumors. In this study we investigated the microRNA expression profile in the serum and tissue samples from patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP) due to sporadic parathyroid adenomas (SPAs).Methods: Our study cohort consisted of 40 patients with PHP due to SPAs that underwent parathyroidectomy (PTX).MicroRNA extraction was performed fr...

Background: The normal cut-offs of screening and diagnostic tests for autonomous aldosterone (AAS) and cortisol (ACS) secretion are poorly defined, mainly due to the presence of adrenal adenomas among those who have served as controls and the stimulating effect of ACTH on aldosterone secretion.Methods: We investigated cortisol and aldosterone secretion in 151 patients with benign cortical adrenal adenomas (BCAA) and in 119 healthy controls with a normal ...