Endocrine Abstracts

This case pertains to a 58 year old female who attended hospital with right leg pain. Past medical history included metastatic uterine cancer (lung, bone, and brain), and bipolar disorder treated with sodium valproate and lithium. Prior to admission the patient lived at home with her husband, mobilised independently, and communicated with a mild expressive dysphasia secondary to brain metastases. The patient was admitted under orthopaedics and diagnosed with a pathological rig...

We report two cases of MIBG avid secretory phaeochromocytoma in 2 middle-aged ladies. Adrenalectomy, after standard preparation, was performed successfully and histology confirmed complete excision of a phaeochromocytoma in both cases; however, there was capsular infiltration and metastasis to a neighboring lymph node in the first case. In this case, surveillance CT scans 3 and 6 months later showed left adrenal bed recurrence and rapidly growing lesions in the right lobe of t...

Objective: The aim of the study was to describe the surgical management of phaeochromocytomas and paragangliomas which lie in close proximity to or involve the great vessels including the aorta and vena cava.Design: Retrospective case-series. Patients: five subjects undergoing surgical excision of either a phaeochromocytoma or paraganglioma involving the great vessels seen at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, UK (2004–2013).Meas...