Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) is a hereditary condition that predisposes to the development of benign and malignant tumors due to mutations in the VHL gene. Several clinical manifestations can be observed including the development of hemangioblastomas of the central nervous system and the retina, renal or pancreatic cysts or cancers, or more rarely pheochromocytomas. These affect 10 to 25% of patients, are frequently bilateral and often reveal the disease.<...

Introduction: Beta-thalassemia major is a genetic syndrome accompanied by a defect in hemoglobin synthesis leading to severe anemia. Conventional treatment of this hemoglobinopathy involves repeated blood transfusions exposing the patient to iron overload, which represents the main morbidity due to visceral and endocrine complications. We report the case of a patient treated for beta-thalassemia with endocrine complications associated with post transfusion hemochromatosis....

Introduction: Cases of spinal ganglionic chains invasion due to a thyroid carcinoma are exceptional. We are reporting the observation of a patient with thyroid papillary carcinoma, with insular component, revealed by retro-spinal lymphadenopathy.Observation: Our patient is 55-year-old with no particular pathological history, consulting due to the development of a posterior cervical swelling gradually increasing in volume. A cervical ultrasound was perfor...

Introduction: Differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) can often be multifocal. However, the multifocal character as associated with a more pejorative prognosis remains controversial. The objective of our study is to describe the clinical, histological and evolutionary characteristics of multifocal DTCs.Materials and methods: Retrospective study including 159 patients diagnosed with a multifocal CDT, treated at the endocrinology service of the University H...

Introduction: Follicular or vesicular cancers represent 5 to 10% of differentiated thyroid cancers (CTD) and are therefore the second leading cause of endocrine tumors after papillary thyroid cancer. They can be minimally or massively invasive, and thus represent a more aggressive histological type compared to the papillary. The aim of our work is to describe in our context the clinical and evolutionary features of thyroid tumors of vesicular origin.Mate...

IntroductionThe quality of the transition process from pediatric care to adult care represents an important factor in ensuring uninterrupted follow-up of care for T1D adolescents. By avoiding the risks of poor adaptation, better organization of care would facilitate this transfer. New technologies, notably websites and mobile applications, have been adopted throughout the world to support young patients transitioning to adult care, and their families.</p...

IntroductionTechnological progress, the quest for optimization and the evolution of artificial intelligence have given birth to Chatbots. Also called a conversational agent, a chatbot is an artificial intelligence capable of conducting interactive human conversations. The main advantages of Chatbots are their availability 24/7, their accessibility (a Chatbot can take the form of a contact on Facebook Messenger), and the ease of access to information than...

IntroductionDifferentiated thyroid cancers DTC are metastatic in 10% of cases. The most frequent sites are the lungs, the bones, the brain and the liver. The presence of a metastasis reduces the life expectancy of patients by 60%. The objective of this work is to describe the characteristics of metastatic DTC in our service.MethodologyDescriptive retrospective study of 740 patient files monitored at the endoc...