Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Pulmonary-NETs are classified in low-grade typical carcinoid (TC), intermediate-grade atypical carcinoid (AC), and high-grade large cell carcinoma (LCNEC) and small cell carcinoma (SCLC). However, the proportion of pulmonary-NETs with similar histology that behave quite differently is not negligible. Recent studies favour the use of the proliferation marker Ki67.Aim: To evaluate the utility of Ki67 for predicting metastasis in a cohort of pat...

Case Report: A 42 year-old male, with a family history of phaeochromocytomas and paragangliomas, was diagnosed as a carrier of the succinate dehydrogenase subunit-B (SDHB) mutation. He was also diagnosed with macroprolactinoma and treated with cabergoline (currently 250 mcg weekly). A contrast CT chest scan, performed as part of the surveillance program for SDHB-associated tumours, revealed a small right lung lesion, which was found to be OctreoScanTM positive. The ...