Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Men with prolactinoma often present with larger tumors than women. Whether giant prolactinomas (≥4 cm, GP) present differently and achieve the same outcomes as non-giant macroprolatinomas (1-3.9 cm, MP) or microprolactinomas (<1 cm, mP) is not clearly established.Methods: We report retrospective data from a monocentric cohort of 129 men with prolactinoma and we compare baseline characteristics and treatment response in patients wi...

Introduction: Thyrotropin receptor stimulating antibodies (TRAb) are responsible for Graves’ disease (GD) manifestations. Other thyroid antibodies, namely thyroperoxidase (TPOAb) and thyroglobulin (TGAb) antibodies are highly prevalent in GD, but their roles in GD presentation and evolution are controversial.Methods: We retrospectively analysed TPOAb and TGAb levels and evolution in 88 consecutive patients with newly diagnosed GD between 2000 and 20...

Introduction: The Incidental diagnosis of non-functioning pituitary macroadenomas (NPFMA) is becoming more prevalent with the spread of modern imaging techniques. More clinical data about their natural history and surgical results are needed. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed medical files of patients referred to our clinic for an incidental NFPMA between 2010 and 2019. In particular, we compared patients that experienced tumor growth or not during su...