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ea0019p184 | Endocrine tumours and neoplasia | SFEBES2009

A case presentation: medical management of macroprolactinoma in a 16-year-old boy

Tam Maria

A 16-year-old boy presented in September 2007 with headaches and droopy eye lid due to pituitary mass. His initial prolactin level was 320 832 mu/l which confirmed the diagnosis of macroprolactinoma.His glucagon test revealed him to be growth hormone deficient with normal thyroid function test and testosterone on the lower end of normal. He was then treated with cabergoline 0.5 mg once a week and growth hormone injection 0.8 mg once a day. In June 2008, his prolactin levels we...
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ea0073mte8 | Meet The Expert 8: GH replacement in adults | ECE2021

Growth hormone replacement therapy in adults

Vorontsova Maria

BackgroundGrowth hormone replacement therapy in adults is mostly used in case of adult growth hormone deficiency (AGHD). The condition is characterized by altered body composition, lower than average bone mineral density (BMD), elevated cardiovascular risks and, among other remaining factors, lower quality of life.Main discussion topicsAfter over 30 years of recombinant growth hormone (rGH) usage substantial ...
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ea0040lb20 | The bright and dark side of transthyretin, a thyroxine plasma transporter | ESEBEC2016

L20 – Biography

Maria João Mascarenhas Saraiva received a BSc in Biology from the University of Porto, Portugal, in 1976, and an MSc in Biochemistry from the University of London, in 1978. Between 1980 and 1984, she did a PhD in biochemistry at the University of Porto, and qualified as Professor of Biochemistry in the University of Porto in 1991. She worked for different periods as a Visiting Scientist at the ...
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ea0077lb9 | Late Breaking | SFEBES2021

Oncogenic osteomalacia: a rare cause of hypophosphataemia

Farrow Alexander , Talla Maria

Background: Oncogenic osteomalacia is a paraneoplastic syndrome that occurs in the context of an FGF23 secreting tumour. We describe a case of a 42 year old gentleman who presented with this rare cause of hypophosphataemia.Clinical Case: This gentleman presented with a history of multiple fragility fractures, and generalised bone and muscular pain. His biochemistry showed: serum phosphate 0.52 mmol/l (reference range 0.80-1.50 mmol/l), adjusted calcium 2...
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ea0055wh11 | Workshop H: Miscellaneous endocrine and metabolic disorders | SFEEU2018

Pancreatic Neuroendocrine tumor - would you recognise it?

Silveira Maria , Wotherspoon Fiona

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors are rare neoplasms of this organ. The majority of them are tumors without hormonal activity. Approximately 35% of the pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs) are functional, the most common of which is an insulinoma. We present a 57 year old lady with dyspepsia, nausea and Fe deficiency anaemia for more then a year. On examination had a epigastric mass, endoscopy was consistent with a well differentiated endocrine grade 2 tumor. Octeotide scan...
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ea0081mtebs1 | Extracellular vesicles as theranostic tools in metabolic and cardiovascular diseases | ECE2022

Extracellular vesicles in cardiometabolic disorders: from waste product to reliable disease biomarkers

Brizzi Maria Felice

Circulating extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nano-sized bilayer membrane particles mainly released by platelets, inflammatory, endothelial cells and cancer cells, which play a pivotal role in inter-cellular communication. EV cargo, which consists of RNAs, proteins, DNA, and lipids, reflects the cell of origin and its activation state and the microenvironment; for this reason, it can be used as source of potential biomarkers in several conditions related to tumour development/p...
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ea0081mte1 | Personalized therapy in acromegaly | ECE2022

Personalized therapy in acromegaly

Zatelli Maria Chiara

Personalized medicine aims at providing indications concerning the management of each patient according to her/his specific needs and disease characteristics. Acromegaly, although a rare disease, has a profound impact on patientsÂ’ quality and expectancy of life, due to increased morbidity and mortality as compared to the general population in correlation mainly due to cardiovascular disease and cancer. Several clinical variables have been investigated as predictors of res...
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ea0085p35 | Miscellaneous 1 | BSPED2022

A Perfect storm: multisystem endocrine disorders in a girl with T21

Iatan Maria , Grace Mariana

Introduction: Down Syndrome is the commonest genetic disorder with a frequency of 1 in 700 births. Amongst many features associated with this condition, autoimmune and non-autoimmune endocrine disorders are some of the commonest manifestations. We present the case of a child with Down Syndrome with multiple autoimmune endocrine disorders and discuss the challenges she will face in her management as well as upon transition to adult services.Case Report: A...
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ea0086oc1.3 | Bone and Calcium | SFEBES2022

X-linked osteoporosis caused by a novel c.892-2A>G plastin 3 (PLS3) splice variant

Connelly Paul , Talla Maria

A 24-year-old male was referred to endocrinology with multiple severe atraumatic vertebral fractures. In the preceding 10 years the patient had experienced a bimalleolar ankle fracture and numerous metacarpal and metatarsal breakages unrelated to trauma. There was no family history of osteoporosis and examination did not reveal any abnormalities in scleral colour, stature, dentition or facial/thoracic morphology. Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry demonstrated severe densitometr...
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ea0086p24 | Adrenal and Cardiovascular | SFEBES2022

A Case of Pheochromocytoma with Haematuria

Nair Vidya , Silveira Maria

Introduction: Pheochromocytomas are rare neuroendocrine tumours from catecholamine producing chromaffin tissue of adrenal medulla that typically present with headache, palpitations, diaphoresis, and paroxysmal hypertension. Here we describe a case of pheochromocytoma presenting as haematuria. There are case reports of paraganglioma of urinary bladder with haematuria. In our case no bladder lesion was identified but close follow up is needed for recurrence and bladder involveme...
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