Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LHH) is an idiopathic, clonal, pleomorphic, neoplastic disorder characterized by the presence of atypical histiocytic cells which are locally or commonly seen in bone, lung, hypothalamus, liver, lymph nodes, mucocutaneous tissues with damaging them.Case: 58 year-old male patient applied to our clinic due to fatigue. On his physical examination, lymphadenopathy and hepatosplenomegaly were absent. In his history...

Objective: Data on gender comparisons of diagnosis, management and prognostic factors in Cushing’s disease are very limited, however, there is no such a comparison in ectopic ACTH syndrome (EAS) in the literature. The aim of this study is to compare clinical and hormonal data, neuroendocrine tumor (NET) localization, treatment and survival outcomes in Cushing’s syndrome due to EAS by gender.Material-Methods: Eleven experienced centers from our ...