Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome APS type 2 is a rare polygenic disease associationg endocrine autoimmune affection but also other auto immune diseases. The chronology is variable. We report in this context a case of APS associating a Hashimoto thyroiditis, a premature ovarian deficiency and an Addison disease revealed later.Case Report: A 33 year-old women consulted in 2018 for asthenia and spaniomennorrhea. The diagnosis of peripheral hy...

Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor of the adrenal medulla, responsible for excessive secretion of catecholamines. Symptoms include the classic triad: headache, palpitations and sweating, usually accompanied by hypertension. We report the case of a pheochromocytoma diagnosed following an episode of testicular necrosis. A 72-year-old patient with history of psoriasis and prostate resection underwent emergency surgery for increased testicular pain suspicious of testicular tumor. Pa...

Oncocytic adrenocortical neoplasms (OAN) were first described by Kakimoto et al. in 1986. Since then, only 160 cases have been reported in the literature. There are 3 categories of OANs: pure oncocytic, mixed oncocytic and ordinary adrenocortical with focal oncocytic changes. Although the majority of OANs are considered benign tumors, certain OANs may present similar characteristics to adrenocortical carcinoma, correct histological caractherisation is therefore crucia...