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ea0049ep150 | Endocrine tumours and neoplasia | ECE2017

Small pancreatic neuroendocrine incidentalomas: an observational prospective study

Villabona C , Busquets J , Martin L San , Planas A , Pelaez N , Fabregat J , Teule A , Peiro I

Background: Diagnosis of small pancreatic neuroendocrine incidentalomas (PNETs-I) is increasing during last years and often their management remains unclear.Objective: To describe our experience with patients with PNETs-I in our institution.Methods: Since March 2000, patients with non functioning PNETs-I ≤30 mm were evaluated in our center, prospectively. A descriptive analysis of all patients and a comparative study between ...

ea0026p392 | Thyroid (non cancer) | ECE2011

Increased Th1 response and regulatory CD4+CD25+CD127low/−FoxP3+ T cells in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection developing interferon-induced thyroiditis

Soldevila B , Alonso N , Martinez-Arconada M J , Julian T , Planas R , Pujol-Borrell R , Martinez-Caceres E M , Sanmarti A

Introduction: Interferon-α (IFN-α) exerts different immune effects and is used in current therapy for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. One of the side-effects of IFN-α therapy is interferon-induced thyroiditis (IIT). The role of lymphocyte subpopulations in IIT remains to be defined.Objective: This study was conducted to assess different peripheral blood lymphocyte subpopulations, mainly regulatory CD4+CD25+...