Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Thyroid hormones deficiency in the course of subclinical and overt hypothyroidism is frequently related to the increased body mass, reduced thermogenesis and metabolic rate however the pathogenesis of improper body mass in Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) patients is still an open question. Therefore, in the present study we compared body mass and body composition between the patients with Hashimoto thyroiditis who were in clinical and hormonal euthyreosis and healthy ...

Introduction: The SAGIT instrument was developed for clinicians to assess the status and evolution of the disease in patients with acromegaly. Currently, it is investigated in the validation phase. The aim of our study was to evaluate the potential utility of SAGIT instrument for distinguishing acromegaly clinical stages and its usefulness in treatment decision-making at a single Polish endocrine center.Patients and Methods: Medical charts of adults with...

Introduction: Acromegaly is a rare diseaseresulting most commonly from pituitary adenoma. A chronic increase of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like factor 1 (IGF-1) leads to many systemic complications including osteoporosis and fractures. Radiofrequency echographic multi-spectrometry (REMS) is a new non-ionizing technique to diagnose osteoporosis.Purpose: The objective of the study was to evaluate bone mineral density (BMD) by REMS in patient...

Introduction: ‘Forgotten goiter’ is defined as a mediastinal thyroid mass discovered after total thyroidectomy. It is a rare clinical finding, usually asymptomatic.Case report: 88-years old woman was admitted to the Endocrinology Department with a suspicion of the retrosternal goiter. In her medical history there was thyroidectomy performed 16 years before because of multinodular goiter and she had recurrent lower respiratory tract infections...

Introduction: The autoimmune process is currently the most common cause ofthe primary adrenal insufficiency cases in developed countries. The complexity of this process consists of genetic, immunological and environmental factors. It has been proven that vitamin D (VD) inhibits the production of inflammatory cytokines and can modulate immune-regulatory mechanisms.Purpose: The aim of our study was to evaluate the prevalence of VD insufficiencyin...

Aims: We assessed periodontal status in patients with type 1 diabetes and healthy individuals in relation to their glycemic control, smoking, and inflammatory biomarkers.Methods: Periodontal status was examined in 107 patients with type 1 diabetes and 40 controls, using oral hygiene index (OHI), community periodontal index (CPI) and teeth number. CPI values of 0–2 and 3–4 were classified as non-periodontitis and periodontitis respectively. Bloo...

Locus-specific databases (LSDBs) have been recently developed in response to the increasing number of genetic changes reported in the human genome. LSDBs have been created for several genes implicated in endocrine syndromes, for example MEN1, VHL, RET, GNAS, PRKAR1A and the SDH subunits. Mutations in AIP are found in about 20% of familial isolated pituitary adenoma (FIPA) patients.The aim of this proj...

Background: Struma ovarii is a rare form of the ovarian germ cell tumors composed predominantly of mature thyroid tissue. It occurs mostly in the fifth decade. About 5–10% of these tumors are malignant. We present the case of a 20-year-old-woman with papillary thyroid carcinoma arising in struma ovarii.Case report: A 20-year-old woman presented to her gynecologist with pelvic pain. A right ovarian tumor was discovered at ultrasound examination. The ...

Despite a wide spectrum of imaging diagnostics, GEP-NETs often stay undetectable until the time of dissemination. Removing of a primary tumour together with disseminated lymph nodes even with the presence of liver metastases is the most appropriate treatment to delay progression of the disease. SRS followed by RGS gives a possibility to detect occult GEP-NET intra-opratively. 99mTc-HYNIC/EDDA-octreotate, a somatostatin analogue with high affinity to sst2 was applied...

Introduction: Ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy (ug-FNAB) is recommended as the first and most important step in the management of nodular thyroid disease.Material and methods: We compared the results of ultrasonography examination (US) and the ug-FNAB of the thyroid gland with postoperative histpathological findings in 387 patients with thyroidectomy operated on (61 cytological and 326 clinical indication).Resul...