Endocrine Abstracts

IntroductionGraves’ disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism in children and adolescents. Treatment strategy includes antithyroid drugs, radioactive iodine and thyroidectomy. The optimal treatment of Graves´ disease is still controversial. Our aim is to describe the surgical treatment of Graves’s disease in children and adolescents.Material and methodsWe report the clinical, therapeu...

ObjectiveTo highlight the diagnostic difficulties that a pathologist may encounter in identifying intra-thyroid metastasis when the primary cancer is not known.Case reportA 73-year-old woman with no specific pathological history, admitted for the management of a right mean spinal swelling that had appeared two months earlier and is gradually increasing in size. The evolution was marked by the association of d...

IntroductionParathyroid surgery is indicated essentially in primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism. This surgery may present some difficulties even in experienced hands. Our aim is to describe the difficulties that can occur during parathyroid surgery.Material and methodsA retrospective study including 81 cases of hyperparathyroidism, operated between 2001 and 2018.Results<p clas...

ObjectiveThe study’s purpose is to describe the therapeutic management of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma.Material and methodsThis is a retrospective study including 55 cases of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma treated at our department, from 2000 to 2020.ResultsOur study included 8 men and 47 women. The mean age was 48.64 years with extreme ages from 24 to ...

Introduction: Intraoperative management of thyroid gland in laryngeal cancer is controversial. In fact, there is no uniform consensus about the need for thyroid surgery in laryngeal cancer.Objective: Determine the incidence of thyroid gland invasion in patients undergoing surgery for laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma.Methods: A retrospective study including 62 cases of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma who underwent a total larynge...

Introduction: Oncocytic tumors can occur in the thyroid gland and other endocrine tissues, including the parathyroid, pituitary gland, adrenal cortex, pancreas, gut, and lung. Thyroid oncocytic tumors are rare: 3-10% of thyroid epithelial tumors. They are characterized by the presence of oncocytic cells called “Hürthle” cells.Objective: Describe the clinical, pathological and therapeutic features of oncocytic tumors of the thyroid gland.</...

Introduction: Ultrasound has become an indispensable diagnostic modality in the evaluation of the risk of malignancy of a thyroid nodule. Objective: Identify the predictive factors of malignancy in thyroid nodules on ultrasound.Methods: This is a retrospective study including 333 patients diagnosed with thyroid nodules and operated between 2010 and 2020. A significance threshold of 0.05 was adopted for the statistical analysis....

Introduction: Thyroid carcinoma in Graves’ disease is rare (1 to 2%). Papillary carcinoma is the most common histologic type. It is usually discovered incidentally after histologic exam. Our aim is to report a case of Graves’ disease associated with thyroid papillary carcinoma and to describe its therapeutic and prognostic features.Case report: A 51-year-old woman treated with anti-thyroid drugs and β blockers for Graves’ disease. Cer...

Introduction: Lymph node (LN) metastases of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) usually happen in the paratracheal and internal jugular chain and are unusual in the parapharyngeal space (PPS). Our aim is to emphasize on the possibility of parapharyngeal metastatic LNs in PTC and to describe the diagnosis methods, treatment options, and impact on the prognosis.Case Report: A 62-year-old woman presented with a dysphagia lasting for 2 years. Examination revea...

Introduction: Oncocytic tumors of the thyroid gland are rare (3-10 %). They are usually benign. Hurthle cell (oncocytic) carcinoma is uncommon: 5 % of thyroid carcinomas. Our aim is to describe the diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic features of Hurthle cell carcinomas.Materials and Methods: We report 3 cases of Hurthle cell carcinoma treated in our department between 1988 and 2021.Results: Our series included 35 cases of oncocy...