Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The discovery of a thyroid nodule is a problem in thyroid cancer screening. Thus, the analysis of the criteria of malignancy remains the first step of study of a thyroid nodule. The objective of our study was the correlation between the clinical, ultrasonographic and cytologic malignancy criteria and the anatomopathological study results of the operative specimen.Materials and methods: For this we conducted an analytical cross-sectional study...

Introduction: Atypia of undetermined significance (AUS) or follicular lesion of undetermined significance (FLUS) of Bethesda system for reporting thyroid cytopathology has emerged as most controversial category due to its heterogeneity and inconsistent usage. Initially associated risk of malignancy was estimated to be about 5–15%, but eventually different results have been obtained across institutions due to variable follow-ups and interpretation. The objective of this st...

Background: Osteoporosis is a not uncommon complication of endocrine disease. It may even be accompanied by endocrinopathy. The aim of study was to determine mineral bone density profile of patients with endocrinopathy and define the osteoporosis and osteopenia prevalence in these patients.Materials and methods: Descriptive study included 177 patients followed for endocrinopathy (hypercorticism, hyperparathyroidism, prolactinoma and hypogonadism) in Endo...

Background: Many endocrine diseases can be complicated by diabetes, due to hyperglycemic hormones and insulinresistance. The aim of the work was to analyze prevalence, therapeutic and progressive aspects of secondary diabetes as well as carbohydrate intolerance (CHI) in patients with an endocrinopathy.Materials and methods: A retrospective study was conducted in the endocrinology and diabetology department including 161 patients followed for diabetes or ...

Background: Plasma TSH is a fundamental marker of thyroid function. The TSH level might be different depending on nodule’s type. Recent studies have shown a relationship between plasma TSH levels and thyroid nodules malignancy. The aim of this study was to compare the TSH level between two groups of subjects who had undergone total thyroidectomy, one group whose final histology was benign and one group who had a malignant histology.Materials and met...

Background: Insular carcinoma of the thyroid is an extremely rare tumor (4% of cases) with a poor prognosis and an intermediate malignancy between differentiated and anaplastic cancers. The aim of this study was to define the particular points of this cancer by studying its diagnostic and prognostic aspects.Materiel et methods: Retrospective study was conducted in Endocrinology and diabetology department of Ibn Rochd University Hospital of Casablanca, in...

Background: Differentiated adolescent and young adult thyroid cancers are under diagnosed. They would be characterized by their aggressiveness and the presence of particular histological forms. The aim of the study was to define the particular points of thyroid carcinoma in this population by analyzing the clinical, histological and therapeutic characteristics.Materials and methods: A case-control study was conducted in the endocrinology and diabetology ...