Endocrine Abstracts

The aim of this retrospective study was to compare the long-term metabolic evolution of a cohort of patients treated for adrenal insufficiency (AI), and the best biological parameters of a good balance.Seventy patients with AI (mean age 41 years (±16); 60% female) were followed during a median 6-year period (2–16 years): 38 after bilateral adrenalectomy (60% Cushing) and 32 after AI of medical origin (62% polyglandular autoimmune syndrome). BMI...

Increased basal or pentagastrin-stimulated calcitonin level is the cornerstone for the biological diagnosis of medullary thyroid carcinoma, but is also observed in patients with C-cell hyperplasia (CCH) of the thyroid. In a prospective multicenter study we re-evaluated the reference ranges of basal calcitonin (bCT) in 287 euthyroid controls without thyroid disease (142 men-45 smokers, 3 deprived, 145 women-27 smokers). The CT levels were measured using 2 different assays (Cis-...