Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Prolactin (PRL) hypersecretion is the most common endocrine abnormality due to hypothalamic-pytuitary disorders. Hyperprolactinemia occurs in 20–30% of cases with polycystic ovary syndrome (POS). It is considered that hyperprolactinemia is not involved in POS etiopathogeny, but other factors are implied.The aim of the study: was to retrospectively evaluate the diagnostic tools (Rotterdam criteria) and therapeuthic approach applied in 78 ...

Aim: The aim of the study was to present some epidemiological data about Graves’ ophthalmopathy in a tertiary centre.Material and method: The retrospective study included 98 patients with Graves’ disease associated with infiltrative ophthalmopathy, evaluated in our Department of Endocrinology in the period 2008–July 2010.The mean age of the group was 45.2±12.4 years, with a female/male ratio=84/14.<p class="...

Introduction: Incidence of ectopic parathyroid glands in individuals is ~6%, the most common location being the thymic capsule or the superior mediastinum.Case: We present the case of 21-years-old female with a recent history of osteoclastoma affecting the maxillary bone and the mandible, together with increased values of the parathyroid hormone (over 20 times the normal value), total calcium and alkaline phosphatase and decreased serum phosphorus. A cer...

Introduction: Elastography is a new dynamic technique that uses ultrasonography for the assessment of tissue stiffness. The principle of ultrasound-elastography is that compression of the examined tissue induces a smaller strain in hard tissues than in soft ones. Until now elastography has been applied to study the hardness and elasticity of thyroid nodules, aiming to differentiate malignant from benign ones.Aim: We decided to study if ultrasound elastog...

Introduction: The most common cause of primary hyperparathyroidism is parathyroid adenoma. Unfortunately, between 11 and 22% of these adenomas are located in ectopic positions. In this report, we describe a case diagnosed in our department with symptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism due to an ectopic parathyroid adenoma localized in thymus.Case presentation: A 21-year-old woman was referred to our clinic for investigations, due to multiples osteoclastom...