Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Acromegaly is a rare disorder caused by hypersecretion of growth-hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1), the underlying lesion being most frequently a pituitary adenoma. This disease is associated with a higher risk of malignancy. We describe the clinical and biochemical particularities in a series of patients with acromegaly and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC).Case study: Out of 311 acromegalic patients, five cases that associ...

Background: Adrenal incidentalomas (AI) with mild autonomous cortisol secretion (MACS) are associated with increased morbidity and mortality and constitute a common clinical scenario.Objective: We assessed the outcome of cardiovascular risk factors associated with MACS after adrenalectomy versus conservative management.Methods: Retrospective study performed on a cohort of patients evaluated in our clinic between 2018 and 2022 with ...

Background: During the past decades, the prevalence of both obesity and differentiated thyroid carcinoma increased worldwide. The link between obesity and thyroid cancer is controversial. Some studies found a relationship between obesity and thyroid carcinoma (especially BRAFV600E mutated) and between type 2 diabetes mellitus and thyroid cancer, while other did not. Aim: To assess the relationship between papillary thyroid carcinoma and increa...