Endocrine Abstracts

In young patients osteoporosis is associated with endocrine and inflammatory conditions. Early identification of osteoporosis may reduce later morbidity.We aimed to establish the aetiology of low bone mineral density (LBMD) in young patients at our centre. We identified risk factors and impact of gender on BMD in a young at-risk cohort.All patients between 20 and 55 years old who underwent DXA scan between 2004 and 2009 were identi...

Introduction: Worldwide constantly rising incidence of thyroid cancer promotes research activities. Nowadays the most speculated issue is the clinical significance of BRAF mutation. For sure BRAF mutation is a cancer-specific somatic mutation consistent with papillary thyroid cancer phenotype, otherwise, its role in tumor aggressiveness, progression, and the overall poor outcome is controversial. As far as several clinical studies claim opposing opinions, the learning aspect o...

Objectives: To study the clinical, biochemical, imaging profile and treatment outcomes of patients with malignant pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma(PPGL). Also, to compare their characteristics with non-malignant PPGL to identify the factors that may predict metastasis.Methods: This retropsective cohort study included 212 patients with PPGL managed at our centre over a period of 10 years(2013-2022). Their clinical, bioc...