Endocrine Abstracts

Evaluation of Laboratory Findings of Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Geriatric PatientsBackground: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is an endocrine disease characterized by excessive secretion of parathormone (PTH) from one or more parathyroid glands. In recent studies, it has been reported that the PHPT clinic has turned into a largely asymptomatic disease in recent years. There are few studies on the effect of aging on laboratory find...

Background: Hypoparathyroidism is an uncommon disorder of calcium metabolism characterized by hypocalcemia, hyperphosphatemia, and reduced level of parathyroid hormone (PTH). The most common cause of hypoparathyroidism is accidental damage to the parathyroid glands during thyroid surgery. There are no formal guidelines for hypoparathyroidism management. The main goal of treatment is to improve the symptoms of hypocalcemia, to keep the serum calcium within the low normal range,...

Background: Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare cancer that originates from the cortex of the adrenal gland. Although its exact etiology is not clear, it has been found to be associated with some hereditary cancer syndromes. Sometimes patients present with hormonal excess symptoms (virilization, Cushing’s syndrome) or local symptoms consistent with an abdominal mass. In ACC, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are preferred imaging modaliti...

Introduction: Wolfram syndrome, is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder that is characterized by diabetes mellitus (DM), diabetes insipidus (DI), optic atrophy, and sensorineural deafness as well as various other possible disorders. DM is the first manifestation, and optic atrophy also onsets in the first decade of life. The onsets of DI and sensorineural deafness are in the second decade, urinary tract abnormalities are in the third decade, and neurologic abnormalities...

PurposeThyroid hormones are known to have an essential role in the regulation of energy homeostasis and glucose metabolism. Considering to literature data, variations of thyroid hormones within normal ranges change in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in opposite ways. This study aims to evaluate thyroid hormone levels and fT3/fT4 ratio in different glucose metabolism statuses of euthyroid patients with obesity.Methods</p...

Background and aim: The risk for breast cancer in patients with thyroid cancer has been investigated in previous studies, and has been found to be increased. In this study we, therefore present retrospective analysis of the patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma in respect to breast cancer and family history for breast cancer.Methods: We conducted a retrospective study involving 455 patients with a diagnosis of differentiated thyroid carcinoma be...