Endocrine Abstracts

A 43-year-old, previously well Asian male was found to have a large intrasellar mass when investigated with an MRI brain for a history of reduced hearing. He had no other clinical history. His visual fields were normal. The tumour had extended to the suprasellar cistern but there was no optic nerve compression. Pre-operative biochemistry showed mild panhypopituitarism with a 0900 a.m. cortisol of 135 mmols/l, a free T4 of 8.5 pmols/l, a free T3 of 3.2 pmo...

Background: The initial management of hypercalcaemia is well described: aggressive intravenous rehydration and subsequent intravenous bisphosphonates if required. Isolated case reports document the use of haemo/peritoneal dialysis and haemofiltration in the management of severe hypercalcaemia. We report three cases that required renal replacement therapy to treat severe hypercalcaemia.Case series: A 21-year-old male presented with abdominal pain and vomi...