Endocrine Abstracts

Adrenal myelolipoma is rare benign tumor composed of mature adipose cells and hematopoietic elements. Their mostly small size (<5 cm), unilateral site, and clinical quiescence is accountable for predominantly incidental disclosure. We report a case of 54-year-old man complaining of gradually aggravating pain in right hemiabdomen in whom abdominal CT revealed bilateral and giant adrenal masses composed of predominately adipose tissue with interspersed areas of solid parts d...

Septo-optic dysplasia (SOD), previously termed De Morsier’s syndrome, is a rare developmental disorder of midline brain structures characterized by optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH), midline neuroradiological abnormalities, and pituitary–hypothalamic dysfunction such as GH deficiency. The phenotype is highly variable and the clinical presentation may be mild or extremely severe. It is an infrequent disease and its causation is most presumably multifactorial, involving env...

Intrathyroidally located parathyroid carcinoma is extremely rare cause of primary hyperparathyroidism. Multifocal papillary and follicular thyroid carcinomas are rather common.We report a case of 40-year old man presenting with substantial weight loss, anemia and multiple osteolytic lesions of both tibias. Peak serum calcium level was 5.0 mmol/l, parathyroid hormone (PTH) level was 989 pg/ml. Left thyroid lobe was firm and enlarged. Routine percutaneous ...

Studies that consolidate the results of medicamentous and surgical treatment of pituitary adenomas are scarce. Pure endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery is rather new technique.The aim of this study is to report on early postoperative outcome of pure endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery and to present the results of multimodal treatment in patients with postsurgical failure.We reviewed 117 consecutive patients who u...