Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Pituitary adenomas represent 95% of all sellar masses. Spindle cell oncocytoma (SCO), a rare histopathological entity (0.4% of all sellar tumours), clinically presents as a non-functional pituitary adenoma. According to WHO 2016 Classification of Tumours of the CNS it is a Grade l tumour, but prognosis remains uncertain since recurrence is frequently seen among the few cases reported.Clinical case: A 59 year-old man presented with progressi...

Introduction: Cushing’s disease (CD) is a potentially fatal disease caused by corticotrophic adenoma of the pituitary gland. Crooke Cell Adenomas (CCA) are a rare variant characterized by cytoplasmic ring deposits of cytokeratin filaments. They are usually aggressive macroadenomas with a higher rate of recurrence and malignancy.Clinical case: A 36 year old man, with 34 kg weight gain and uncontrolled hypertension for 4 years presented at the Emerge...