Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: In 80–90% of cases, the cause of sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism is adenoma of one parathyroid gland. Multiple-gland disease (MGD) is defined in patients with more than one pathological parathyroid gland. The frequency of occurrence of MGD is from 7% to 33%.Our aim is to report a case of primary hyperparathyroidism with MGD and to describe its diagnostic and therapeutic features.Case Report: A 55-year-old man presented with 1-year...

Introduction: Primary mucinous carcinoma of the thyroid gland is extremely rare. To the best of our knowledge, only nine cases have been reported in the literature. Our aim is to report a case of primary mucinous carcinoma of the thyroid gland and to describe its diagnostic and prognostic features.Case Report: A 55-year-old man referred to our department for a 2-month history of an anterior neck mass associated with dysphagia. Physical exam showed a 4-cm...