Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Although the radiographic and histological features are the same as benign pheochromocytomas, malignant and metastatic pheochromocytoma is differentiated by invasion of the surrounding tissues and organ metastasis. Here, we present a young patient with a diagnosis of metastatic pheochromocytoma presenting with hypertension attacks, headache and flushing.Case presentation: A 22-year-old woman with a history of hypertension who had been suffe...

Introduction: Adrenocorticalcarcinoma (ACC) is a rare malignancy with an aggressive prognosis, an incidance of 1–2 cases/million/year. It is the cause of 0.2% of all cancer deaths. It is seen in the 4th and 5th decades in adults and mostly unilateral and sporadic. Herein, we present a case of sarcomatoid type ACC which is symptomatic with mass compression and hypertansive attacks.Case presentation: A-52-year-old male was referred to our endocrinolog...

Background: William-Beuren region duplication syndrome (WBDS) is a rare multisystem disease caused by the gain on chromosome 7q and transmitted autosomal dominant, with approximately a population frequency of 1 in 13,000-20,000. The age of diagnosis is variable, but generally, it is diagnosed during childhood. It include endocrine (growth hormone deficiency) and non-endocrine (facial dysmorphology, cardiovascular problems, gastrointestinal and genitourinary problems, neurologi...