Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Acute pancreatitis is a common disease of simple evolution in 80% of cases, but burdened with increased morbidity and mortality especially in the diabetic patient because of his atypical symptomatology delaying his diagnosis. The objective of this study is to evaluate the clinical features of acute pancreatitis in diabetic patients.Methods: Retrospective descriptive study including 60 patients followed in the endocrinology department of Cas...

Introduction: Beta-thalassemia major is a genetic syndrome accompanied by a defect in hemoglobin synthesis leading to severe anemia. Conventional treatment of this hemoglobinopathy involves repeated blood transfusions exposing the patient to iron overload, which represents the main morbidity due to visceral and endocrine complications. We report the case of a patient treated for beta-thalassemia with endocrine complications associated with post transfusion hemochromatosis....

Introduction: Patients with either papillary thyroid carcinoma or melanoma have an increased risk of developing the other cancer as a second primary malignant neoplasm. We report a rare case of malignant melanoma (CM) and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) that were diagnosed and treated simultaneously.Observation: We report a case about a 46-year-old male, in whom examination of a skin biopsy that was obtained from a lesion in the right big toe revealed ...

Introduction: Differentiated thyroid cancers are rare (less than 1% of cancers), and generally have a positive prognosis: Their mortality rate increases steadily with age.Objective: To assess the biologic behavior of differentiated thyroid carcinoma in patients aged 65 years or older and evaluated factors that influenced long-term survival\.Patients and methods: We conducted a retrospective study of elderly patients (>65 years)...

Introduction: Cases of spinal ganglionic chains invasion due to a thyroid carcinoma are exceptional. We are reporting the observation of a patient with thyroid papillary carcinoma, with insular component, revealed by retro-spinal lymphadenopathy.Observation: Our patient is 55-year-old with no particular pathological history, consulting due to the development of a posterior cervical swelling gradually increasing in volume. A cervical ultrasound was perfor...

Introduction: Differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) can often be multifocal. However, the multifocal character as associated with a more pejorative prognosis remains controversial. The objective of our study is to describe the clinical, histological and evolutionary characteristics of multifocal DTCs.Materials and methods: Retrospective study including 159 patients diagnosed with a multifocal CDT, treated at the endocrinology service of the University H...

Introduction: Follicular or vesicular cancers represent 5 to 10% of differentiated thyroid cancers (CTD) and are therefore the second leading cause of endocrine tumors after papillary thyroid cancer. They can be minimally or massively invasive, and thus represent a more aggressive histological type compared to the papillary. The aim of our work is to describe in our context the clinical and evolutionary features of thyroid tumors of vesicular origin.Mate...

Introduction: Acromegaly is a rare endocrinopathy, potentially fatal by its metabolic, cardiovascular and neoplastic impact. The aim of this work is to study the cardiovascular impact of acromegaly and cardiovascular risk factors during acromegaly.Materials: This is a retrospective, descriptive study of 43 acromegalic patients admitted to the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolic Diseases CHU IBN ROCHD, Casablanca from January 2005 to De...

Introduction: Puberty is associated with various hormonal changes which can influence glycemic control in youth with type 1 diabetes mellitus, especially with the increase in growth hormone. Conversely, a poor control of diabetes can lead to delayed puberty.Objective: To assess pubertal status in young patients with diabetes Type 1 and determine factors that influence pubertal development.Patients and methods: Analytical retr...

Introduction: Thyroid carcinoma is more frequent in women of childbearing age. It can alter both fertility and pregnancy’s course.Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate pregnancy’s influence on thyroid carcinoma’s prognosis as a factor of recurrence or progression.Patients and Methods: We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study concerning 30 pregnant patients followed for thyroid papillary carcinoma w...