Endocrine Abstracts

Case: An eighteen-year-old male was forwarded to our department by the ophthalmologist because of the resection of an angiomyxoma of the right eyelid. Medical history included multiple surgically excisions of myxomatous tumors from the skin (gluteal, scapular…). Clinical examination showed some lentiginous lesions on his back and more important clear stigmata of acromegaly (tall stature, wide nose, large hands…). Hence our suspicion of a syndromic disorder, in part...

Background: Pituitary adenomas are the most prevalent tumours in the sellar region and can either be functioning, with autonomous pituitary hormone secretion, or non-functioning. Clinically evident adenomas occur in 1 in 1,100 in the general population. Pituitary adenomas have traditionally been subdivided into microadenomas (<10 mm) or macroadenomas (≥ 10 mm), with macroadenomas comprising 48% of clinically relevant adenomas. Non-functioning pituita...