ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: We report a case of a 15 year old male with metabolic syndrome due to primary hyperparathyroidism.Case report: A 15 year old male was admitted in our department for the evaluation and management of obesity. His medical history revealed a progressive weight gain in the last 3 years in an emotional familial context. Clinical features: Obesity: Z-score of +2.32 DS, a height of 1.80 m and a weight of 108 kg, with a BMI of 33.3...

Background and Aim: Vertebral fractures (VF) in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are often symptomatic and impairing life quality. Prevalence of children with VF at ALL diagnosis has been reported as 16% with peak incidence occurring during the first year after diagnosis and a 6-year cumulative incidence of 32.5%. Moreover, only 15.8% of these patients will have vertebral reshaping 24 months after ALL diagnosis. Additionally, 23% of ALL survivo...

Introduction: Thyroid carcinoma in pediatric and young adult population presents contradictory features: it has higher rates of multifocal disease, local and distant metastasis and reccurence compared to the adult population, yet the 5-year survival rate is 98%. The rising incidence seen recently cannot be entirely explained by overdiagnosis, as increasing rates of advanced-stage disease are also observed. The rise consists primarily of papillary thyroid carci...