Endocrine Abstracts

A 63-year-old lady was admitted with a 10 day history of central abdominal pain associated with constipation and vomiting. She was diagnosed with myelodyplasia 11 years previously and required regular blood transfusions but was otherwise fit and well. On this presentation, she was apyrexial with a heart rate of 72 beats per minute and blood pressure of 170/74. Her abdomen was soft with mild periumbilical tenderness. Routine blood investigations showed haemoglobin of 10.2 g/dl ...