Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Adrenal neurilemoma (or schwannoma) are vary rare tumors. They usually present as incidental finding in asymptomatic patients, which makes them dificult to diagnose preoperatively.Case report: We present a 60 year old woman with incidentally discovered adrenal mass of 5 cm on the right side. The tumor was detected by ultrasound and then it was confirmed by MSCT scan. We performed careful endocrine workup. Results showed normal levels of uri...

Introduction: Insulin resistance is quite common among obese individuals. Lifestyle interventions like diet interventions and regular physical activity are still important and safe first-line therapy.The aim of this study was to assess the effects of diet and physical activity-induced weight loss on insulin resistance in extremely obese patients.Methods: Forty-four patients (mean age 41.05±10.23 years) were consecutively recru...