Endocrine Abstracts

A 28 year old lady presented with a 4 month history of anxiety, palpitations, weight loss and a pressure sensation in the neck. On examination she had fine tremor of her outstretched fingers and no palpable goitre with a regular heart rate. FT4 was 22 pmol/l(10.3-24.5), FT3 7.9 pmol/l(3.5-6.5), TSH 0.02 mIU/l(0.3-5.5), TSH receptor antibodies (TRAb) <0.9 U/l(0-1.75) and TPO antibodies <4 IU/ml (0-35). She was started on Carbimazole 20 mg daily and after being well cont...

It is well established that the majority of the immunohistochemically confirmed gonadotroph adenomas are hormonally silent, accounting almost 64% of all clinically nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas. Whereas clinically functioning gonadotroph adenomas (FGA) are very rare and the exact prevalence is not known. We present the case of a FGA in a premenopausal. A 31-year-old female presented in the ED with oligomenorrhea for 11 months, abdominal pain and distention over the precedi...

A proportion of prolactinomas exhibit aggressive features (including invasiveness, relevant growth despite adequate dopamine agonist treatment, and recurrence potential) and few may exhibit metastasizing potential (carcinomas). We present an uncommon case of intra-orbital spread from a large infiltrative prolactinoma, with excellent response to temozolomide and a systematic review of the literature. A 55y.o male patient presented with generalized weakness and hyponatraemia. Fu...

(1) 30-year-old woman presenting at 34 weeks of pregnancy with symptoms of persisting headaches, diplopia and nausea. She presented again 4 years later with similar symptoms in a subsequent pregnancy at 35 weeks with additional complaints of blurred peripheral vision. (2) During her first pregnancy biochemistry revealed marked prolactin elevation (14,000 mIU/l). A non-contrast MRI scan of the pituitary revealed significant enlargement of the gland (22 x 14.4 x 12.5mm) bey...