Endocrine Abstracts

Aim of this study is to present preliminary epidemiological data on a population of 1512 acromegalic patients attending 22 tertiary centers in Italy from 1980 to 2002. At our knowledge this is the first large–scale epidemiological Italian study on acromegaly. Gender was 624 (41.2%) men and 888 (58.8%) women. Mean age at diagnosis was 45±13 years, 43±13 for men and 47±13 for women. Median estimated duration of acromegaly before diagnosis was 74 months (range...

The incidence of Neuroendocrine Neoplasm (NEN) and related carcinoid syndrome (CS) increased markedly in recent decades, and women appear to be more at risk than men. As per other tumors, gender may be relevant in influencing the clinical and prognostic characteristics. Unfortunately, there are no studies designed to answer this question in the literature. The present multicentric study was designed to evaluated gender differences, if any, in clinical presentation and outcomes...