Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Generously supported by IPSEN)-->Craniopharyngiomas (CP) are benign tumors that arise from remnants of the Rathke’s pouch. Classically, they are classified as cystic or calcified tumors. The presence of hormonal receptors in CP has been reported in in vitro studies but only eight cases growing during pregnancy have been published in literature.Case report: We report a 32-year-old wom...

Object: Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas (PPGLs) are rare tumors that are responsible for an inappropriate production of catecholamines. They are heritable in 40% of cases and can integrate different genetic syndroms. Thus, there are several interests to detect them precociously: avoid comorbidities due to the catecholamine hypersecretion, search syndroms and manage their related manifestations and screen the families. The objectives of this study were to separate PPGLs in...

Introduction: Primary Adrenal Insufficiency (PAI or Addison’s disease) is a rare disease with an increasing prevalence that may be complicated by life-threatening acute adrenal crisis. Valid epidemiological data are difficult to obtain. In Belgium, a national PAI registry had not been established yet.Objective: We collected epidemiological and clinical data in a large cohort of adult patients with a known Addison’s disease to have a better know...