Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: The aim was to assess the expressions of GLP-1, IGF-1 and leptin in the paraffin sections of operated thyroid cancer and non-thyroid cancer patients, and show the relationship of GLP-1, IGF-1 and leptin receptor expressions with thyroid cancer, comparatively.Materials and Methods: This study was carried out retrospectively. The case groups consisted of 20 medullary thyroid cancer (MTC), 20 follicular thyroid cancer (FTC), 20 classical papillary thyr...

Introduction: Ectopic ACTH secretion by pheochromocytoma causing Cushing’s syndrome has been reported rarely. Here, we present a patient with ectopic ACTH-dependent Cushing’s syndrome, caused by a pheochromocytoma with normal fractionated 24 h urinary catecholamines and metanephrines.Case report: A 48-year old female patient admitted to our clinics with the complaints of severe hypertension despite receiving anti hypertensive therapy. Severe he...