Endocrine Abstracts

We report the case of a 74 year old woman, admitted as an emergency with suspected pelvic malignancy in whom the clinical features and the positive tumour markers were actually due to hypothyroidism. The presenting features included cachexia, anorexia and severe ascites. Vital signs were normal. Examination revealed bilateral pleural effusions but no abdominal masses were palpable. Rectal examination was unremarkable. Investigations showed an extremely elevated CA 125 level of...