Endocrinología

Vitamin D deficiency and tumor aggressiveness in gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors

Abstract

Purpose

Data regarding vitamin D status in patients affected by gastroenteropancreatic (GEP) neuroendocrine tumor (NET) are limited and often showing contrasting results. The aim of the study was to evaluate the incidence of vitamin D deficiency (<20 ng/mL) in GEP-NET patients and compare the 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels with clinicopathological parameters and clinical outcome.

Primary adrenal insufficiency due to bilateral adrenal infarction in COVID-19: a case report

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, dgab557, 

https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgab557

Published: 29 July 2021

Abstract

Context

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a proinflammatory and prothrombotic condition, but its impact on adrenal function has not been adequately evaluated.

Case report

Cardiometabolic Outcomes and Mortality in Patients with Adrenal Adenomas in a Population-Based Setting

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, dgab468, 

https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgab468

Published: 29 June 2021

Abstract

Context

While adrenal adenomas have been linked with cardiovascular morbidity in convenience samples of patients from specialized referral centers, large-scale population-based data are lacking.

Objective

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