Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Adult nesidioblastosis is a rare entity that has motivated the publication of several case reports, but long-term outcomes are rarely described. Distal or sub-total pancreatectomy is indicated in cases of severe symptoms or lack of response to medical treatment. We report the case of a patient with persistent nesidioblastosis after pancreatectomy keeping under medical treatment for 24 years.Clinical case: Woman currently with 81-years old, ...

Differentiated carcinoma of the thyroid (DCT) of follicular origin is the most frequent endocrine neoplasia and it usually has a good prognosis even in the disseminated disease, due to its slow growing pattern and low dissemination rate. The prevalence of metastasis described in the literature varies between 5 and more than 20%.Aims: To analyze the clinical–pathological data and their relation with survival of patients (pts) with metastatic DTC....