Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Ectopic pituitary adenomas (EPAs) are extremely rare intracranial tumors. Since 1909, few cases has been reported in the literature. We report a case of clivus prolactinoma.Case report: A 52-year-old women with a history of infertility, presented one year ago at the emergency with headaches and a sudden decreased visual acuity. The pituitary MRI revealed an arachnoidocele, pituitary adenoma of the left cavernous lodge measuring 20×18&#...

Introduction: Thyrotropin-secreting pituitary tumors (TSH-omas) are a rare cause of hyperthyroidism and account for 0.5 to 3 percent of all functioning pituitary tumors and much less than 1 percent of all cases of hyperthyroidism. The co-secretion of thyrotropin (TSH) and growth hormone (GH) in pituitary adenoma is extremely rare. Only a few cases have been reported.Observation: We report the case of a 40-year-old man who consulted an ophthalmologist for...

Background: Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) are rare and are characterized by the association of a neoplasia or hyperplasia of at least two endocrine glands. Rare cases of atypical MEN were reported in the literature. We describe a rare combination of acromegaly, papillairy thyroid carcinoma and primary hyperaldosteronism.Case presentation: We report a case of a 48-year old woman operated for papillary thyroid carcinoma. Five years later, sh...

Introduction: Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome ( APS ) is a rare, inherited disorder, characterized by autoimmune thyroiditis with another organ specific autoimmune disease.ObservationWe report the case of 55 years old woman, descendant of a first degree consanguineous marriage, who presented at the age of 35 a premature ovarian insufficiency and alopecia. Eight months later, she developed a goiter with hyperthyroidism and the dia...

IntroductionThe empty sella syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by a flattened pituitary gland leaving place to the cerebrospinal fluid to fill in the sella turcica.The diagnosis is radiological and it is often discovered during pituitary disorders. Generally patients suffer from hypopituitarism, and primary hypothyroidism is found to be a rare association.ObservationHerein the case of a young woman who...

Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) is a chronic disease that needs a daily substitution by thyroid hormones. The purpose of this study was to assess the level of therapeutic adherence to the hormonal treatment in HT patients and its impact on the thyroid function control.MethodsIt is a cross sectional study including 43 patients treated for hypothyroid Hashimoto’s thyroiditis by levothyroxine (LT4). The patient adherence to tre...

IntroductionHyperthyroidism is a very common disease due to an overactive thyroid gland. Antithyroid drugs (ATD) represent the first line treatement. Their side effects can be severe and even potentially fatal. Among them, agranulocytosis, defined as an absolute neutrophils count less than 500/µl is the most feared one.ObservationWe report the case of 57 year-old woman with no medical history, recently d...

BackgroundParaganglioma of the urinary bladder is rarely encountered. Its clinical signs and symptoms are usually nonspecific.Case presentationWe report a case of a 48-year-old woman who presented with recurrent hematuria for last 2 months with a recently detected hypertension. Computed tomography (CT) revealed a lobulated mass arising from the posterior wall of the urinary bladder and protruding into the ves...

BackgroundAdrenocortical carcinoma is a rare endocrine malignancy, with an unfavorable prognosis. Radical adrenalectomy is the gold standard for localized disease.Case presentationWe report a case of a 47-year-old male with left abdominal pain and sensation of discomfort. Our patient didn’t present classical tumor symptoms, such as cachexia or night sweats. Computed tomography revealed a left heterogeneo...

IntroductionThe atypical parathyroid adenoma is a histological diagnosis. It is a parathyroid tumor with atypical histological features different from an adenoma and not similar enough to be considered as a carcinoma.It has an uncertain malignant potential.ObservationWe report the case of a 55 year-old woman, referred to us by her rhumatologist after discovering a severe hypercalcemia when exploring her for o...