Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: In 80–90% of cases, the cause of sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism is adenoma of one parathyroid gland. Multiple-gland disease (MGD) is defined in patients with more than one pathological parathyroid gland. The frequency of occurrence of MGD is from 7% to 33%.Our aim is to report a case of primary hyperparathyroidism with MGD and to describe its diagnostic and therapeutic features.Case Report: A 55-year-old man presented with 1-year...

Introduction: Primary mucinous carcinoma of the thyroid gland is extremely rare. To the best of our knowledge, only nine cases have been reported in the literature. Our aim is to report a case of primary mucinous carcinoma of the thyroid gland and to describe its diagnostic and prognostic features.Case Report: A 55-year-old man referred to our department for a 2-month history of an anterior neck mass associated with dysphagia. Physical exam showed a 4-cm...

Introduction: Fourth branchial cleft cyst are commonly reported as recurrent low-neck abscesses, acute suppurative thyroiditis, and neck masses. We report an accidental finding of a fourth branchial cleft as a suspected thyroid nodule. Case presentation: We present a case of a 47-year-old woman who consulted the Ear, Nose, and Throat department of our hospital with a 4-year history of thyroid nodule. The thyroid nodule was discovered incidentally on ultr...

Background: The management of differentiated microcarcinomas of the thyroid (DMCT) is controversial, and ranges from simple active surveillance to total thyroidectomy with bilateral lymph node dissection and post operative adjuvant therapy. Our purpose was to determine prognostic factors to guide the surgery of DMCT.Methods: This was a retrospective study conducted from January 2000 to December 2017, involving 122 patients with DMCT who were treated surg...