Endocrine Abstracts

Estrogen-producing adrenal gland tumors (EPAGT) are extremely rare, accounting for only 1–2% of all adrenal tumors. They are most commonly observed in men or in children, and are unusual in women. They are almost always malignant even if they seem benign at presentation, and most of them have a poor prognosis. We present a case of a 71-year-old man with painful bilateral gynecomastia, without galactorrhea, over 4 months. Markedly elevated plasma estradiol levels were foun...

Thyroid nodules are a common clinical finding, with an estimated prevalence of palpable thyroid nodules to be approximately 5% in women and 1% in men. The clinical importance of thyroid nodules rests with the need to exclude thyroid cancer. The prevalence of malignancy reported for palpable thyroid lesions ranges from 5.0% to 6.5%. Patients with benign thyroid nodules are unlikely to suffer morbidity or mortality due to thyroid cancer. A 53 aged man presented with a 20-year hi...

Introduction: Ectopic thyroid tissue is a rare embryonic developmental defect that occurs during the thyroid transition from its initial position in the floor of the primitive bowel to a pre-tracheal location. This defect has a prevalence in the general population of 0.3–1/100,000 inhabitants, increasing to 0.5–1/4,000 patients with thyroid pathology. It is more common in women and can be diagnosed at any age, with diagnosis being more common in young individuals.</p...

IntroductionSimultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation (PKT) has a beneficial effect on the evolution of chronic complications in type 1 diabetic (T1D) patients with terminal chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, the CKD-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD) remains a frequent complication. There are a few studies addressing the long-term evolution of bone mineral density (BMD) in these patients.AimTo charac...

Introduction: Simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation remains the best treatment option in type 1 diabetic patients with chronic kidney failure, providing a euglycemic state associated with an improvement on diabetic chronic complications. However, there are only a few studies addressing the potential ischemic deterioration of peripheral arterial disease, due to blood diverting from the iliac artery to the kidney graft.Aim: Evaluate diabetic foot le...