Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The finding of severe hyperandrogenemia, rapidly progressive clinical hyperandrogenism, defeminization and/or virilization in women of any age should raise the suspicion of an ovarian or adrenal malignancy. Similarly, moderate to severe hyperandrogenemia after menopause, and its clinic consequences, force clinicians to rule out a tumoral source.Matherial and methods: Observational cross-sectional study conducted in patients derived to our cli...

Introduction: The widespread use of abdominal computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging has led to a rise in the diagnosis of incidental adrenal lesions, some of them are pheochromocytomas (Pheo).Objective: To investigate the differences between incidental (IPheo) and symptomatic Pheo (SPheo).Methods: A multicenter retrospective study on clinical and pathological characteristics, treatment and outcome in patients with Pheo...

Introduction: Malignant pheochromocytoma (MPheo) is diagnosed by the presence of invasion of adjacent structures or distant metastasis. Predictive factors of malignancy for pheochromocytoma (Pheo) are not well known.Material and methods: We retrospectively analyzed clinical, biochemical, radiological characteristics as predictors for malignancy in patients with Pheo in two Spanish tertiary hospitals during the past 35 years. We also evaluated time of rec...