Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Acromegaly is a rare endocrine disorder characterized by sustained hypersecretion of growth hormone (GH) with concomitant elevation of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) associated with acral enlargement, sleep apnea, cardiovascular and metabolic disorders. Its annual incidence is approximately six per million people. The most common cause of acromegaly is a somatotroph (growth hormone-secreting) adenoma of the anterior pituitary.Methods: A...

Aims: Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a rare endocrine cancer that accounts for approximately 5% of all thyroid cancers. Both the diagnosis and management of MTC could be difficult. Surgery is a main therapy in MTC, chemotherapy and external radiotherapy have limited efficacy. Recently, the relationship between some of the hemocytometer parameters and cancer has been investigated. In this study we aimed to determine the relationship between MTC and hemocytometer parameter...