ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: The presence of ZnT8 (zinc transporter 8) has been described on the surface of beta pancreatic cells in type 1 diabetic patients and the ZnT8 Ab (zinc transporter-8 autoantibody) has been recently established as a new marker of this autoimmune disease. There are studies demonstrating that ZnT8 may be of importance in some other endocrine cell types. In our study we wanted to verify the presence of ZnT8 in thyroid cells of children and adolescents...

Introduction: Elastography is a noninvasive imaging technique based on estimation of the tissue flexibility. There are two methods of elastography: Static Elastography and Shear Wave Elastography. Scale of deformation under pressure is presented as a colourful map – elastogram, where red colour signify soft tissues, green colour signify middle tough tissues and blue colour signify tough tissues. Analysis of elastograms enable us to present results as ROI1/ROI2 index. In a...

Papillary cancer represents majority of thyroid malignancies in children. However prognosis remains very successful. In recent years, we use elastography, except biopsy and standard ultrasonography in thyroid lesions diagnostic. We present a case of a male patient at the age of 13 years, with a history of ADHD and school phobia who was referred to Endocrinology Outpatient Clinic due to partial empty sella syndrome. Family history of endocrinological disorders was negative. Ph...