A5038112908- Head and Neck Anomalies
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
- Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
- Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors
Hospital da Luz
2022-2023
Diffuse sclerosing variant of PTC (DSV-PTC) is an uncommon subtype thyroid cancer. Although aggressive behavior often recognized, prognostic significance still under debate.To describe the clinicopathological features and outcomes a series DSV-PTC patients.Retrospective data collection involving 33 patients diagnosed with followed at Endocrine Department Portuguese Institute Oncology in Lisbon between 1981 2020.Twenty-six (78.8%) were females mean age presentation 29.4 ± 11.7 years old. Mean...
Abstract Background Acromegaly diagnosis is established when plasma levels of IGF-1 are increased and the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) with 75gr glucose can’t suppress Growth Hormone (GH) levels. These two parameters also useful during follow-up, after surgical/radiologic therapy and/or medical therapy. Case presentation A 29-year-old woman was diagnosed acromegaly a severe headache. Previous amenorrhea facial acral changes were noticed. pituitary macroadenoma found, biochemical...