Endocrine Abstracts

Insulinoma, a rare neuroendocrine tumor (NET), is benign in more than 90% of cases. We present a review of patients diagnosed with insulinoma at our Department.Methods: Retrospective review of clinical records of patients diagnosed with insulinoma between 2011 and 2016.Results: Six female patients were diagnosed with insulinoma (age at presentation 30–66, follow-up: 0.25–3.25 years). Episodes of sweating, palpitations, tr...

Case of 33 years old male patient with an unremarkable past medical history, who after a car accident, a cystic nodular right neck mass was incidentally found by MRI of cervical spine. Physical examination revealed a mildly tender right neck mass. He was clinically and biochemically euthyroid. Denied history of neck irradiation. No family history of thyroid disease or thyroid cancer. Excisional biopsy of right neck mass showed metastasic well differentiated papillary carcinoma...

Introduction: Hypoparathyroidism treatment is aimed to achieve a serum calcium at the lower limit of normal providing symptom resolution and preventing complications such as urolithiasis and renal impairment. Milk-alkali syndrome (MAS) incidence has been gradually rising associated with the increase of calcium carbonate and vitamin D supplementation. The classic triad is characterized by metabolic alkalosis, hypercalcemia and renal failure.Case report: A...

Introduction: Malignant toxic thyroid nodules are rare, with few cases described in the literature. The prevalence of malignancy in toxic adenomas varies between 1 and 8% in different series (most, corresponding to <2.5%). For that reason, international guidelines recommend that they should not be submitted to fine needle aspiration biopsy.Case report: A 42-year-old female patient without relevant previous medical history was admitted to our hospital...

Introduction: Insulin resistance, often implicated in the pathophysiology of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, can also occur in patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM), giving rise to a distinct phenotype that some authors describe as Double Diabetes - a population with a higher risk of developing chronic complications. The estimated glucose disposal rate (eGDR) is a validated marker of insulin resistance in Type 1 Diabetes (T1DM), based on data obtained from the hyperinsulinem...