Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Rabson Mendenhall Syndrome (RMS) is a rare genetic syndrome that is caused by the mutation in the insulin receptor gene. Such mutation consequently results in severe insulin resistance. Patients suffering from RMS develop constant hyperglycemia from a progressive decline of endogenous insulin secretion. Drug therapy for RMS includes metformin, pioglitazones, large doses of insulin alongwith recombinant human methionyl leptin or IGF-1. Here we describe a case of RMS...

IntroductionThe most common endocrine tumor is thyroid cancer. Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma (FTC) accounts for 5%–10% of all thyroid cancers. Patients with FTC frequently present with more advanced stage diseases and a higher occurrence of distant metastases because of the propensity of vascular invasion. FTC are mainly treated with surgery while radioactive iodine therapy (RAI) is main adjuvant therapy as per ATA guidelines. In many developing coun...