Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Ectopic thyroid tissue (ETT) can be explained as the localisation of thyroid parenchyma outside the orthotopic position of the thyroid gland. It can be more easily found in the tongue, neck, mediastinum, great vessels, heart and anywhere along Wölfler area, but presentation in the adrenal glands is absolutely very rare.Case: A 39-year-old woman was referred to our Endocrinology outpatient clinic with an incidental adrenal mass which was ...

Objectives: Detection rate of thyroid nodules is increasing with use of new imaging modalities, like 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). To avoid unnecessary operations, differentiating between benign and malignant 18F-FDG PET/CT-positive thyroid nodules is essential. Many authorities recommend fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) for exclusion of malignancy in thyroid nodules. Although FNAB is a simple, easily performed proc...