Endocrine Abstracts

IntroductionAdjuvant endocrine therapy has an important role in the management of hormone receptor-positive (expressing oestrogen/progesterone receptors) early-stage breast cancer, reducing the risk of recurrence and improving associated mortality. The estradiol depletion produced by hormone therapy has detrimental effects on skeletal health, which can lead to low bone mineral density (BMD), altered bone microarchitecture and increased risk of fracture.<...

Background: Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are relatively uncommon, accounting for 10 to 14 percent of all neuroendocrine neoplasms. Twelve percent to 22% of patiens are metastatic at presentation. The most frequent primary sites are the gastrointestinal tract (62–67%) and the lung (22–27%).Case presentation: We report the case of a 36-year-old female patient diagnosed with metastatic disease, with liver, lung and lymph nodes metastasis with un...