Endocrine Abstracts

BackgroundWomen with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are at increased risk of pregnancy complications and poor pregnancy outcomes. Defective placentation is among the proposed mechanisms involved. Altered neurokinin B (NKB) placental expression has been associated with several conditions characterized by placental dysfunction, such as pre-eclampsia and intra-uterine growth retardation. However, the expression of NKB and its receptors has not been studie...

Introduction: The occurrence or worsening of thyroid eye disease (TED) after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines is extremely rare whereas has not been reported following viral vector vaccination. In the region of South-West Greece during the COVID-19 pandemic, a case of de novo appearance of TED referred to the Endocrinology Department of our hospital, following viral vector SARS-COV-2 vaccine.Case report: The patient was a 62-year-old woman, heavy smoker (40 pack...

Objectives: The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology (TBSRTC) is a validated and widely used tool for thyroid nodules triage. Studies reporting on the frequency of each Bethesda category are scarce, and there are wide discrepancies in the reported results between the various centers. Our aim was to register all cytological reports of the thyroid fine needle aspiration biopsies (FNAB) reviewed in the Cytology Department of a tertiary hospital during a calendar ye...