Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Previously, impaired health-related quality of life (HRQoL) was reported in patients with functional pituitary adenomas (FPA) and/or hypopituitarism. Our aim was to assess HRQoL in a cohort of FPA patients who underwent transsphenoidal surgery as primary treatment at our University Central Hospital between years 2000 and 2010.Design: A cross-sectional study including an age- and gender-standardized sample of the general population.<p cl...

Background: The prevalence of small intestine neuroendocrine tumors (SI-NETs) is increasing. Disease progression is often slow, treatment options and long-term survival rates have improved. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is considered an important measure of patients’ perception of the burden of their disease and the impact of treatment modalities. Despite this, data on whether improvements in treatment options and survival rates also translate into improved HRQoL...