Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Primary thyroid angiosarcoma (TAS) is a rare malignancy that arises from endothelial cells, and nearly all reported cases originate from the Alpine region of central Europe. Most of the patients are female, elderly, with a history of goiter. Generally, TAS arises as a painless infiltrating mass and patients present with compression symptoms due to the brisk tumor growth. Other TAS clinical presentations are varied and highly non-specific. Metastasis occur early i...

Introduction: In pregnancy, pheochromocytoma is an extremely rare clinical condition. If undiagnosed and nontreated, it’s associated with adverse maternal-fetal outcomes. An early diagnosis and the prevention of a hypertensive crisis during delivery and surgical treatment are of the utmost importance in the management of a pheochromocytoma during pregnancy. Case report: We report the case of a 41-year-old female diagnosed with pheochromocytoma durin...