Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Thyrotropin-secreting pituitary tumors (TSH-omas) are a rare disorder and an infrequent cause of hyperthyroidism. The prevalence in the general population being 1 to 2 cases per million. However, recents studies have demonstrated an increase of TSH-omas over time. The increased number of cases principally results from the ultrasensitive TSH immunometric assays and from improved general practioner endocrinologist awaress. There is an inappropriate secretion of TSH...

Thyrotoxicosis is an uncommon cause of congestive heart failure with depressed ejection fraction. However, when it presented in patients without classical cardiovascular risk factors and high heart rate, that not response to usual therapy, other conditions should be considered.Case report: A 36-year-old male was admitted to our hospital’s Coronary Critical Care Unit in acute hypertensive pulmonary oedema. He had noted weight loss, palpitations, shor...

Background: Measurement of thyroglobulin (Tg) in the washout fluid of fine-needle aspirates (FNA-Tg) is useful for diagnosis of Cevical lymph node (CLN) metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC).Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between FNA-Tg levels and Sonographic findings in CLN in patients with PTC.Methods: Since January 2017 until December 2018, an ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration ...