Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0011p456 | Endocrine tumours and neoplasia | ECE2006

Prognostic value of KI-67 expression in the cytologic identification of pancreatic endocrine tumors: preliminary data

Manzoni MF , Franchi GM , Piani C , Cappelletti C , Arcidiacono PG , Albarello L , Doglioni C , Bosi E

Background: Organ infiltration and metastasis are the only parameters defining malignancy of pancreatic endocrine tumors. Several studies had demonstrated the prognostic value of Ki-67 expression measured on histological sections obtained from the removed pancreatic endocrine tumors. We postulate that Ki-67 expression measured on fine needle aspiration cytology provides pre-operative indications of the malignancy of pancreatic endocrine tumors.Aim: Aims ...

ea0092ps1-02-02 | Graves’ Disease | ETA2023

Predetermined vs calculated 131I activity for the treatment of patients with graves’ disease: which is the best?

Arcidiacono Francesco , Barca Ignazio , Prinzi Antonio , Scuto Andrea , Volpe Salvatore , Piticchio Tommaso , Malandrino Pasqualino , Frasca Francesco , Belfiore Antonino

Background: Graves’ disease (GD) is an autoimmune disorder of thyroid gland and is the first cause of hyperthyroidism. Radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy is the most used second- line treatment after failure of anti-thyroid drugs. The optimal RAI’s activity to be administered may be predetermined or calculated. Whether the latter is better is still a matter of debate.Aim: To compare the risk of persistent hyperthyroidism in GD patients treated wi...

ea0022p782 | Thyroid | ECE2010

Mild hypothyroidism in young patients with congenital heart defects: association with 22q11.2 microdeletion

Elena Passeri , Marcello Frigerio , Tiziana De Filippis , Rea Valaperta , Elena Costa , Laura Fugazzola , Patrizia Porazzi , Davide Calebiro , Carmelo Arcidiacono , Mario Carminati , Bruno Ambrosi , Luca Persani , Sabrina Corbetta

Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is frequently associated with congenital heart defects (CHD). Thyroid defects may have a higher prevalence in children with CHD as embryonic thyroid gland share nuclear transcription factors with heart and great vessels during organogenesis. We investigated thyroid function in 325 children (165 M/160 F, aged 0.2–15.4 years), affected by CHD. Patients with Down syndrome, recent administration of iodinated contrast agents, low T3 sy...