Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Papillary microcarcinomas tirodieos (MCT) are tumours less than or equal to centimeter size, mostly indectectables in the clinic and found incidentally after a thyroidectomy performed for another reason, management is under discussion and its prevalence is increased ~30%, it is believed that the increased use of thyroid ultrasound.Review: 16 patients with MCT in a province of southern Spain and evaluate the clinical and prognostic variables...

Introduction: Cushing’s syndrome (CS) due to macronodular adrenal hyperplasia ACTH-independent (MAHAI) is rare. Regulation of cortisol secretion by G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) aberrantly expressed is frequently found in MAHAI. Various aberrant receptors have been reported, mostly: GIP, vasopressin, beta-adrenergic, LH/hCG and serotonin.Case report: 61 years old woman. Medical history: type 2 diabetes, hypertension, obesity, dyslipidaemia and...

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (panNETs) are the second most common neoplasm of the pancreas. panNETs arise from cells of the pancreatic islets and comprise a diverse and heterogeneous group of neoplasms. This hampers their systematic study, and the identification of common molecular signatures that might facilitate a better diagnosis of the disease, and the development of efficient therapeutic approaches. Indeed, there are no clinical, biochemical, anatomopathological, immu...