Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Ectopic ACTH secretion by pheochromocytoma causing Cushing’s syndrome has been reported rarely. Here, we present a patient with ectopic ACTH-dependent Cushing’s syndrome, caused by a pheochromocytoma with normal fractionated 24 h urinary catecholamines and metanephrines.Case report: A 48-year old female patient admitted to our clinics with the complaints of severe hypertension despite receiving anti hypertensive therapy. Severe he...

Introduction: Nodule diameter was considered to be related with thyroid cancer. Whether under ultrasound (US) guidance or not, FNAB has some limitations particularly in big nodules. In this study, we aimed to evaluate diagnostic value of US-FNAB in nodules bigger than 3 cm or more. We also compared ultrasonographical features of benign and malignant nodules.Material and methods: Data of 267 patients operated for nodulary goiter were screened retrospectiv...

Introduction: The incidence rate of papillary thyroid microcarsinoma (PTMC) has almost doubled during the recent years but treatment and follow up is still a matter of debate. In this study we aimed to analyze clinical and histopathological risk factors at the time of diagnosis and to observe their implications for treatment, follow up and prognosis.Patients and methods: Two hundred forty-eight PTMC patients were included in this study. The age, sex, the...

Aim: In this study, we aimed to determine the strain index (SI) as well as the ES scoring of thyroid nodules, and establish the role for these parameters in the differential diagnosis of thyroid nodules using histopathological analysis as a reference standart.Materials and method: Real-time ES in transverse axis (TA) and longitudinal exis (LA) was performed in 391 nodules of 292 patients. ES scoring was made for all the nodules. SI in TA and LA was calcu...

Aim: We aimed to determine strain index (SI) values using Elastosonography (ES) in histopathologically confirmed differentiated thyroid carcinomas (DTC) and investigate the role of these values for the differential diagnosis of nodular thyroid diseases.Material and method: ES in longitudinal axis (LA) was performed in 391 thyroid nodules of 292 patients. ES scores of thyroid nodules were determined and SI in LA for each nodule was calculated. The finding...

Objective: Percutaneous laser ablation (PLA) is a new procedure utilized to decrease nodule volume in symptomatic thyroid nodules, to provide euthyroidism in autonomous hyperfunctioning nodules, and to decrease compressive symptoms palliatively in malignant nodules. Standard treatment in autonomous thyroid nodules is radioiodine and surgery. In this report, we aimed to present this case to demonstrate changes in nodule histopathology, which was undergone thyroidectomy two year...

AimIt is known that serum thyroglobulin (TG) can increase after fine-needle biopsy of thyroid nodules. We aimed to determine whether TG is increased after ultrasonography guided fine needle capillary biopsy (FNC) of suspicious cervical LNs in thyroidectomized patients and investigate the possible association between change in TG and cytology results.Material and methodsData of 188 patients who underwent FNC o...

BackgroundCytochrome P450 oxidoreductase (POR) deficiency is an autosomal recessive steroidogenesis disorder similar to combined deficiencies of 17a-hydroxylase, 17, 20-lyase, 21-hydroxylase. POR deficiency (PORD) is a very rare type of congenital adrenal hyperplasia(CAH) characterized by sexual development disorders and skeletal anomalies. We present a case that was evaluated with a prediagnosis of nonclassical CAH and was found to have a heterozygo...

BackgroundMucormycosis is an opportunistic fungal infection that can be aggressive and mortal. Diabetic ketoacidosis(DKA) is a risk factor for mucormycosis. We present a case with mucormycosis presenting with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus and DKA.Case presentationA 34-year-old male patient presented with confusion and vomiting. He had no comorbiditiy. On admission the patient was afebrile, hypotensive (85...

IntroductionSteroid cell tumors (SCTs) are a rare subgroup of sex-cord tumors of the ovary that account for less than 0.1% of all ovarian tumors. They are classified into three categories based on the cell origin: stromal luteoma, Leydig-cell tumor, and not otherwise specified (NOS). NOS tumors are the most common subtype and comprise the largest proportion of cases (60%).The clinical presentations are not specific, including abdominal pain, distention a...