Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Papillary thyroid carcinoma(PTC) and medullary thyroid carcinoma(MTC) have always been considered different tumors. Concomitant presence of MTC and PTC in the same patient is a rare clinical event.Case report: A 43 year-old woman admitted with fatigue, a serum thyrotropin of 4.6 uIU/ml and a 15×11 mm thyroid nodule in right lobe detected in another center. Fine needle aspiration(FNA) of the nodule was consistent with MTC. In family his...

Introduction: Malignant insulinoma is a rare functional endocrine tumor of the pancreas. Therefore, there are few data regarding their optimal therapy and long term prognosis. Malignancy is defined by the presence of metastases, mostly in lymph nodes or the liver. Generally these patients present with severe hypoglycemia and require multiple therapies. Here, we described the management of a patient with malignant insulinoma.Case: A 41-year-old woman with...

BackgroundDiabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is one of the most serious complications of diabetes. It is characterised by the triad of hyperglycemia (blood sugar >250 mg/dl), ketosis and metabolic acidosis (arterial pH CaseA 22-year-old female patient appl...

ObjectiveThere is limited clinical data available on bilateral adrenal masses (BAM). Here we present a case with BAC and adrenal insufficiency. The patient’s lesions disappeared after steroids, re-grew in the follow-up, allowing a biopsy.CaseA 60-year-old male patient presented with abdominal pain, nausea, and weakness to another hospital. Hyponatremia and hyperkalemia accompanied by hypotension were det...

IntroductionHypercholesterolemia may develop due to primary and secondary causes. Diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, nephrotic syndrome and liver diseases are among the most common causes of secondary hyperlipidemia. Here, we will present a case with severe hyperlipidemia due to primary sclerosing cholangitis(PSC).CaseA 36-year-old male patient was admitted to our outpatient clinic due to severe hypercholeste...

BackgroundPheochromocytomas are rare tumors originating from chromaffin cells and characterized by excessive catecholamine synthesis. They are usually benign lesions. Hypertension(HT), tachycardia, sweating and headache are frequently observed. We aimed to present a high malignancy suspected pheochromocytoma case diagnosed in a young age female.Case presentationA 20-year-old female patient was admitted to the...

IntroductionLung transplantation was associated with a 32% prevalence of hypercholesterolemia and a 41% prevalence of hypertriglyceridemia. The prevalence of dyslipidemia in liver transplant recipients is 43% and 31% –51%. In this report, we present 2 cases who developed dyslipidemia after transplantation.Case 1The blood test of a 73-year-old male patient who had lung transplantation about 3 years ago re...

AimsWe aimed to reveal the impacts of dapagliflozin, a sodium glucose transporter inhibitor (SGLT2i), on the body weight and body composition, cardiovascular risk indexes, and carotis intima-media thickness (CIMT).MethodsBody weights, body compositions measured by means of bioelectrical impedance, and CIMT in the baseline, the 12th, and the 24th week of 42 patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus receiving SGLT...

IntroductionPituitary adenomas secreting TSH (TSHoma) are a rare cause of hyperthyroidism. They account for approximately 0.5–3 % of functioning pituitary tumours and much less than 1% of all cases of hyperthyroidism. TSHoma should be considered in all hyperthyroid patients, especially those with diffuse goitre and no extrathyroidal signs of Graves’ disease.Case 1A 30-year-old female applied to the ...

BackgroundPituitary xanthogranulomas are extremely rare tumors of the sellar region. A cystic mass lesion was found in the pituitary MRI of our patient diagnosed with central diabetes insipidus (DI). We aimed to present a case who was operated for a pituitary mass and diagnosed with sellar xanthogranuloma.Case presentation37-year-old female patient was applied to our outpatient clinic with complaints of polyd...