Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Pheochromocytoma is a rare catecholamine-secreting tumor that arises from the chromaffin tissue of the adrenal medulla. Of the reported cases, only 10% consist in bilateral lesions and the probability of multiple endocrine neoplasia should always be investigated.Case report: Female patient, 19 years old, presented with a clinical history with 2 years of evolution, characterized by episodes of palpitations, headache and abdominal discomfort....

Introduction: Pheochromocytoma is a rare catecholamine-secreting tumor that arises from the chromaffin tissue of the adrenal medulla. Of the reported cases, only 10% consist in bilateral lesions and the probability of multiple endocrine neoplasia should always be investigated.Clinical case: Female patient, 19 years old, presented with a clinical history with 2 years of evolution, characterized by episodes of palpitations, headache, nausea and abdominal d...

Introduction: High-resolution US and US FNA are techniques of great relevance in the evaluation of thyroid nodules. They are being used much more often by endocrinologists all over the world. In our Endocrinology Department, we started them in 2006; since then they have been progressively amplified. We present our results of US FNA performed from January 2007 until December 2009.Patients and methods: Two thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven FNA were ...

Introduction: Pheochromocytomas are catecholamine-producing tumors originated from the chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla. Although usually sporadic, this tumors could be associated with germline mutations in about 40% of cases. TMEM127 has recently been identified as a novel gene conferring increased susceptibility to pheochromocytoma.Case report: A 42-year-old woman was referred to our Hospital to perform a right adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma...

IntroductionParathyroid carcinoma (CaPa) is an extremely rare cause of primary hyperparathyroidism. Patients with CaPa usually present severe hypercalcemia with abrupt bone and renal diseases, neurologic manifestations and gastrointestinal symptoms. However, sometimes the presentation is insidious with nonspecific symptoms and mild hypercalcemia. Surgery is the only curative treatment and after surgery close monitoring of calcium levels are necessary due...

Introduction: Screening for gestational diabetes (GD) in the first trimester using fasting plasma glucose (FPG) ≥92 mg/dl is routinely performed in several countries. However, evidence on the benefits and harms of early universal screening, as well as the optimal cut-off of FPG, is conflicting. This results in lack of standardised screening and treatment approaches for GD worldwide.Aims: o compare the use of pharmacological treatment and pregnancy ...

Introduction: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is a leading cause of chronic liver disease (CLD). Screening of liver fibrosis by clinical scores is recommended in people with obesity, but their accuracy is still under discussion. Vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE) is among the best validated imaging tools to assess liver fibrosis, and is suggested in patients with indeterminate or high-risk clinical scores....

Introduction: Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) is a rare tumour. Mostly sporadic, 25% are associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN2A/B) or isolated familial MTC. Surgery is the only curative option: its response is defined as complete (no evidence of biochemical or structural disease), incomplete (only structural response) and persistence of structural disease. We aimed to analyse the clinical and pathological factors associated with the prognosis of MTC.<p class="a...

Introduction: Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) arises from thyroid parafollicular C cells and accounts for <5% of thyroid cancers. Nearly 25% occur in the context of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 syndrome (MEN2) or familial isolated MTC.Objectives: Evaluation of clinical characteristics and evolution of patients with MTC.Methods: Retrospective analysis of clinical records of patients with MTC diagnosed from 2001 to 2023....

Introduction: MEN1 is a rare autosomal dominant syndrome typically characterized by neoplastic lesions of parathyroid glands, anterior pituitary gland and endocrine pancreas. Several other tumours are associated with this syndrome, including adrenal lesions, but their prevalence and clinical characteristics (endocrine secretion and aggressiveness) are largely unknown.Objective: To determine the prevalence, clinical characteristics and the possible genoty...