Endocrine Abstracts

Section 1: Case history: A 19-year-old Caucasian female presented to the A&E department with a head injury following a road traffic accident. A CT head done to exclude head injury was normal but incidentally showed a significant pituitary macroadenoma and she was referred to endocrinology as out-patient urgently. This was delayed by 4 months due to face-to-face clinics being suspended in the first wave of the pandemic. Virtual consultation revealed a history of headaches f...

Aim: To evaluate thyroid dysfunction in all patients admitted to hospitals in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) from October 2019 to September 2021.Method: This report is based on a retrospective observational study of the thyroid tests and case notes of 95 patients admitted to all the hospitals under ABUHB for acute concerns (other than thyroid dysfunction) over 2 years.Results: In-Patient scanned notes and pathology r...

Background: Pituitary adenomas are broadly classified based on size (microadenomas and macroadenomas) and functionality. While their management has established national and international guidelines based on these two classifications, we aim to evaluate the same in a post-pandemic era, when health care resources are already stretched and have a significant backlog to deal with.Aim: To carry out a retrospective analysis of...

Introduction: Multiple endocrine neoplasia, type 2A (MEN 2A) is a hereditary syndrome characterized by medullary carcinoma of the thyroid, pheochromocytoma, parathyroid hyperplasia or adenomas due to mutation in RET oncogene on chromosome 10. Complications can occur as a result of ectopic ACTH causing Cushings syndrome. We present here a case initially presenting to hospital with worsening shortness of breath on a background of metastatic medullary thyroid can...