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Purpose and Patients The M.O.S.CA.TI. (Metastases of the Skeleton from CArcinoma of the ThyroId) is a multicenter, retrospective study investigating the real-life outcome and management of bone metastases (BM) in 143 patients (63 M, 80 F; median age 64 years, range 11–87) with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). Results Radio-active iodine (RAI) treatment was performed in 131 patients (91.6%),...
Purpose of Review This review focuses on the pathophysiological and clinical aspects of diabetes mellitus occurring in patients with Cushing disease (CD). Recent Findings Insulin resistance and impairment in insulin secretion are both involved in the pathogenesis of glucocorticoid-induced diabetes. Correction of glucocorticoid excess does not always resolve abnormalities of glucose homeostasis,...
Acromegalic osteopathy is an emerging complication of acromegaly characterized by increase in bone turnover, deterioration in bone microarchitecture and high risk of vertebral fractures. Vertebral fractures, as diagnosed by a radiological and morphometric approach, occur in about one-third of acromegaly patients in close relationship with duration of active disease. However, the prediction of vertebral...
Acromegaly is a rare disease associated with significant morbidity and increased mortality. Treatment of acromegaly aims at controlling growth hormone hypersecretion, improving patients' symptoms and comorbidities and normalizing mortality. The therapeutic options for acromegaly include surgery, medical therapies and radiotherapy. However, despite all these treatment options, approximately one-half...
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