Endocrine Abstracts

A 70-year old man was referred to the endocrinology department for the evaluation of a pituitary macroadenoma which was diagnosed during work-up for a malignant melanoma. Pituitary MRI showed a 20×21×25 mm adenoma with supra-sellar extension and no compression of the optic chiasma. Hormonal work-up revealed central hypogonadism and slight hyperprolactinemia due to stalk compression, while pituitary function was otherwise normal. MRI follow-up was scheduled in six mon...

A 25-year old woman with Hashimoto thyroiditis was referred to the endocrinology department for investigation of a 40 kilogram weight gain, polyuria, polydipsia and secondary amenorrhea. Hormonal work-up showed diabetes insipidus, central hypogonadism, secondary adrenal insufficiency, central hypothyroidism and slight hyperprolactinemia. Pituitary magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a 15 mm hypothalamic tumor expanding to the infundibulum, associated with pituitary stalk...