Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an underdiagnosed complication in Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). This condition can evolve into steatohepatitis (NASH) and more severe entities such as liver cirrhosis and hepatic failure, being currently the first cause for liver transplantation in our environment. In Andalusian T2D patients, the exact prevalence is still unknown. Our aim is to assess the prevalence of NAFLD/NASH in a cohort of these patients.<p class="ab...

Retinoic acid (RA) treatment has been used in the last decade for redifferentiation of metastatic thyroid cancer that have lost radioiodine uptake (RIup) with heterogeneous results.Aim: To evaluate the improvement of RIup after a course of RA treatment.Method: Retrospective analysis of 29 patients with radioiodine negative metastatic disease (17 men /12 women; 22 papillary, 4 follicular and 3 oncocytic tumours). RA was given at a d...

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (panNETs) comprise several neoplasms in which a precise diagnosis and therapeutic treatment are hampered by their diversity and heterogeneity which in turn, hind the identification of common molecular signatures and the development of efficient therapeutic approaches. Subsequently, there are no clinical, biochemical, anatomopathological, immunohistochemical or molecular features capable to currently predict either tumor prognosis or post-surgic...

BackgroundBioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) has been widely used in the evaluation of body composition. Phase angle (PhA) is obtained from the direct measurements of resistive (Rz) and reactive (Xc). Pha and can be interpreted as an indicator of fluid distribution, electric resistance and cellular membrane capacitance of the human body, and is associated with nutritional status. Its screening, and an early intervention in patients with a low PhA, ma...