Endocrine Abstracts

Thyroid differentiated carcinomas are of good prognosis except in case of metastatic dissemination. These distant metastasis, especially the bone one, are a major cause of altered quality of life and death. This study concerns a cohort of 21 patients treated from 1995 to 2011.The aim of our work is to study the characteristics of patients who had bone metastases in association with thyroid cancer to determine their prognostic factors. 18 of our patients were ...

IntroductionDifferentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is a rare disease (1%), and usually has good prognosis if well treated. However, the percentage of mortality due to this cancer is about 0.5%. Moreover, 5 to 27%of patients treated for DTC suffer from regional recurrence. Therefore, many research tried to identify predective factors for the survival, relapse and progression of this cancer.PurposeThe aim of our s...

IntroductionMitochondrial diseases are a clinically heterogeneous group of disorders that arise as a result of dysfunction of the mitochondrial respiratory chain.it is genetically heterogeneous diseases characterized by multisystem involvement. Thus, its clinical description is incomplete. The aim of this case report is to highlight the association between mitochondrial diabetes and severe hypertriglyceridemia. In this study, we describe the case of a 22...

IntroductionAcute pancreatitis (AP) is the most common affection of the pancreas, it often leads to glycemic disorders. On the other hand, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is associated with nonspecific increase in serum amylase levels. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical characteristics of acute AP concomitant with DKA.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective and descriptive analysis of clinical records...

IntroductionSevere hypertriglyceridemia (sHTG) (plasma triglycerides b 10 g/l) is a rare but pernicious and understudied condition.ObjectiveOur objective was to evaluate the etiology, characteristics, and complications of sHTG.MethodsIt’s a retrospective study including 10 patients with (sHTG) diagnosed between 1998 and 2020, at the department of endocri...