Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Typical and Atypical bronchial carcinoids (TBC and ABC) are rare neuroendocrine neoplasms (NEN). TBC are low grade and well-differentiated NEN often with indolent clinical behavior, slow growth, rare extra-thoracic metastases, and with a long survival following surgical resection. Conversely, ABC have often a worse prognosis with a greater tendency to metastasize and recur. A better understanding of TBC and ABC genetic background would help in evaluating prognosi...

Introduction: Accurately discern malignant from benign nodules sometimes represents a real challenge. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy, ultrasound and The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology (BSRTC) allow for accurate diagnosis in 60–80% of all nodules. However, 10–20% of thyroid FNAs yield an indeterminate cytology (BSRTC III and IV categories). The real malignancy rate of BSRTC III category is difficult to ascertain because histopathological anal...