Endocrine Abstracts

We present the case of a 53-year-old lady who was recently diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension and Dyslipidaemia. She was referred by the lipid clinic with a 3-month history of progressive facial swelling, hyperpigmentation and proximal myopathy. Clinical history and examination were highly suspicious of endogenous hypercortisolaemia. An initial overnight dexamethasone suppression test yielded an elevated morning cortisol (752 nmol/l, normal <50nmol/l). Two 24-hou...

Background: Absence of effective clinical indicators for thyroid cancer, which has an excellent prognosis, means community ultrasounds (US) can be important in identifying risk. Where cytology is definitive it should be reviewed by appropriate MDT specialists. This study aimed to examine the outcomes from two-week-wait (2WW) referrals.Methods: To achieve these aims, we retrospectively reviewed 293 patients referred on th...