Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Thyroid nodule size is routinely assessed and has been a cause for concern, if it is a carcinoma or not.Aim: Our aim was to evaluate the relationship between thyroid nodule size and cancer risk. It was a retrospective analysis of 386 patients with thyroid nodules who referred to surgery in our hospital from January 2011 to March 2016. Patient’s demographic data, nodules size, and final pathology were recorded. All data were analyses us...

Background: The involvement of nurses in diabetes patient education has an important contribution in the improvement in the quality of care provided. Experience and knowledge in diabetes and its management are crucial for teaching patients with diabetes effectively.Material and methods: The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of nurse Training Course in the improvement of the knowledge of diabetes among nurses. Ten Diabetes Education Unit’s n...

Background: Fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is the gold standard in detecting thyroid cancer. The overall incidence of thyroid cancer is 9–13% in patients with thyroid nodule that are eligible for FNAB. If the sample taken is sufficient, a negative FNA-B response eliminates the carcinoma risk in 98–99% of cases.The aim of the study: To access the role of FNAB in the early diagnosis of thyroid cancer in Albania.Materi...

Introduction: A thyroid nodule discovered in a patient with Graves’ disease (GD) should be evaluated and managed according to guidelines. A subcentimetre incidental thyroid cancer founded in a patients with GD, without high-risk history, without suspicious sonographic (US) features has not been reported yet.Clinical case: A 40-year-old female patient, presented to our hospital with symptoms of thyrotoxicosis. On physical examination heart rate was 1...

Severe hypothyroidism is a rare cause of precocious puberty, because long-standing primary hypothyroidism traditionally leads to both pubertal and growth delay. We report a case of a 4.7 year old girl presented with abdominal/pelvic pain and vaginal bleeding since 1 week. The child was diagnosed as a case with a right ovarian mass and was planned for surgery. She was born at term pregnancy without complication. Physical examination revealed typical features of hypothyroidism. ...

Procalcitonin (PCT) is a peptide precursor of the hormone calcitonin. Procalcitonin is synthesized by a large number of tissues and organs in response to invasion by pathogenic bacteria, fungi and some parasites. Its a new and innovative parameter which reacts with high sensitivity and specificity to generalized infection and sepsis.Objective: The aim of the study was to assess PCT value for the diagnosis of systemic infection.Meth...

IntroductionHashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) has been linked to papillary carcinoma of the thyroid, Hurthle cell cancer or even lymphoma. In contrast, there are only a few reports of co-existence of HT with medullary thyroid carcinoma. The link between them is unknown. An overall prevalence of medullary carcinoma of only 0.35% has been reported in HT patients. This prevalence is higher in female rather than male. We present the case of a female patient ...

Introduction: Multiple myeloma (MM) is a lethal hematological malignancy with an incidence of 6.1/100 000 per year. The association of thyroid autoimmune diseases and MM is rare and has not been fully investigated. Also, it is well known that agranulocytosis is a potential lethal adverse reaction of antithyroid treatment.Case report: We present the case of a 59-year-old female patient that presented with symptoms of hyperthyroidism. Objectively: Mild bil...

Background: This study seeks to assess the precision of obesity perception among patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (DMT2), acknowledging obesity as a pivotal modifiable risk factor crucial for diabetes prevention. Furthermore, it is important to unveil and analyze the factors that contribute to the misperceptions of obesity within DM patients.Methods: This study aims to investigate a cohort of consecutive patients treated at the Endocrinology Unit ...

Introduction: Thyroid nodules are common in Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis (HT) patients. They are usually hypo-functioning or "cold" areas on the scan. Presentation as a functioning "nodule" is extremely unusual. Warner reported the first case of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and hot nodule in 1971. This rare condition has been previously reported in a few cases too. We present a 55-year-old woman with toxic adenoma and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis with local com...