Endocrine Abstracts

We present a 66 year old patient with right thyroid hemiagenesis and double parathyroid adenoma one on the side of hemiagenesis and the other on the side of present left lobe. The patient came to our Clinic because of pain in the neck and was diagnosed a primary hyperparathyroidism with elevated parathyroid hormon as well as Hashimoto thyroiditis with high level of Tg and TPO antibodies. Ultrasound and technetium sestamibi scintigraphy determined the absence of the right lobe ...

Background: The accuracy of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNb) in decisions for surgical management of lymph nodes in differentiated thyroid ccarcinoma (DTC) was demonstarted in a few previous studies.Aim: To determine whether SLN biopsy of first draining node/s in jugulo-carotid chain is accurate technique to select patients with true positive LN for selective modified radical neck dissection (MRND).Patients and methods: We have pe...

Background: Papillary thyroid carcinoma in children and adolescents is rare but it shows extremely aggressive behavior. Gross lymph node metastases and distant metastases are common on first clinical presentation.Patients and methods: Forty five children and adolescents were operated due to PTC. Mean age was 16.6 years (range 7–21). At the time of diagnosis 13% had lung metastases. Total thyroidectomy or completion of thyroidectomy was performed in ...

Magnetic resonance imaging has dramatically improved the diagnostic accuracy in the evaluation of the hypothalamo-pituitary region and investigation of morphological and structural pituitary abnormalities.Aim: To estimate pituitary dysfunction types and clinical presentation of pituitary lesions on MRI investigation, assigned as hypointense intrasellar mass (microadenoma-MA).Patients and methods: We examined 19 children and adolesc...

Background: Thyroid carcinoma in a thyroglossal duct cyst is very rare and surgical management is based on the individual experience.Patients and methods: Twelve cases of primary TDC thyroid carcinoma operated in one Institution during last 25 years. Sistrunk`s procedure was done in all cases followed by dissection of submental and prehyoid lymph nodes and bilateral biopsy of level 3. In the same act 11 of 12 patients underwent total thyroidectomy. In ca...