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Endocrine tumours and neoplasia

P437

Estrogen receptor alpha and beta (ERa and -b) gene and protein expression in breast cancer cell lines: verification by RT-PCR and Western blotting

MD Al-Bader, CHJ Ford, J Jacob, LJ Jacob & SS Mohan

P438

Challenges associated with the diagnosis, differential diagnosis and treatment of 4 cases of ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome due to intermittent hypercortisolism

JR Lindsay & LK Nieman

P439

Hyperprolactinaemia in a series of adults with craniopharyngiomas and Rathke's cleft cysts: what are the upper limits?

G Thanabalasingham, N Karavitaki, N Meston, HE Turner & JAH Wass

P440

Parathyroid scintigraphy for hyperparathyroidism, an assessment of performance

T Vizhalil Paul, N Thomas, M Seshadri, S Rajaratinam, K Sudeep & J Jubbin Jagan

P441

Insulinomas - an experience from a tertiary care institution in South India

T Vizhalil Paul, N Thomas, M Seshadri, K Senthilvasan, E Esther & K Sudeep

P442

Biological diagnosis of 63 pheochromocytomas and/or paragangliomas

M d'Herbomez, C Bauters, N Rouaix, G Forzy, C Do Cao, B Carnaille & JL Wemeau

P443

Dedifferentiated papillary thyroid cancer. Use of array CGH in searching for prognostic markers

A Gazdag, G Pocsay, R Pocsay, L Puskas, L Feher, E Tarko & M Tarko

P444

Stereotactic conformal radiotherapy in pituitary adenomas - outcome in 36 consecutive patients during years 1996-2004

C Schalin-Jäntti, L Valanne, M Kouri & T Sane

P445

Intra-ovarian adrenocortical carcinoma

F Chentli, F Yesli, N Meziani, S Alem, N Kesri & S Fedala

P446

Comparative efficacy of therapy by sandostatin and parlodel of patients with acromegalia

ZY Khaimova & AA Khalikova

P447

Pituitary tumors in Republic of Croatia

M Vrkljan, A Maric, M Matovinovic, V Cerina, D Herman & HI Pecina

P448

Histological pecularities of pituitary adenomas

ZY Khalimova & ER Magdieva

P449

Surgical treatment in acromegaly: predictors of outcome

PV Iushkov, NN Molitvoslovova, EG Luljeva & EI Marova

P450

Pituitary mass and hypothyroidism. A case report

H Smida, R Bouguerra, L Ben Salem, N Younsi, CH Saidi & C Ben Slama

P451

Incidence rate of thyroid cancer in Olsztyn region in the years 1993-2004

E Bandurska-Stankiewicz & E Aksamit-Białoszewska

P452

A typical clinical picture of four insulinoma cases

M Kurowska, J Malicka, JS Tarach & A Nowakowski

P453

What is the best glycaemic index for diagnosis of insulinoma?

JM Andrieu, DB Bassiri, RM Ramdani, EG Guzman, JF Fabre, EA Aboud & JC Courreges

P454

Sustained correction of hypercortisolism with a low dose mitotane regimen in a young woman with PPNAD and Carney Complex

M Campo, G Picca, ED Laudadio, O Lamacchia & M Cignarelli

P455

Hypocorticism after radiosurgery (protonotherapy) in patients with normal MRI and in patients with confirmed tumor for Cushing's disease

OV Manchenko & EI Marova

P456

Prognostic value of Ki-67 expression in the cytologic identification of pancreatic endocrine tumors: preliminary data

MF Manzoni, GM Franchi, C Piani, C Cappelletti, PG Arcidiacono, L Albarello, C Doglioni & E Bosi

P457

Difficulties in diagnosing persistent acromegaly using current consensus criteria for cure after transsphenoidal surgery

M Petakov, M Djurovic, S Ognjanovic, DJ Macut, T Isailovic, B Popovic, I Bozic, M Joksimovic & S Damjanovic

P458

Carbohydrate metabolism in patients with hypercorticism

V Chachibaia, M Korinteli, E Giorgadze, B Gvadzabia & K Bochorishvili

P459

Role of family history for diabetes mellitus in determining insulin resistance in acromegalic patients

F Diacono, D Pietrobono, G Bassotti, L Borgognoni, D Di Sarra, R Iuorio, P Gargiulo & G Tamburrano

P460

Familial acromegaly

G Oruk, O Kucuksahin, D Soysal, E Tatar & C Ozdemir

P461

Role of complex Cdk4/cyclin D1 in somatostatin subtype 2 receptor-mediated inhibition of cell proliferation of a medullary thyroid carcinoma cell line

in vitro F Tagliati, MC Zatelli, A Bottoni, D Piccin, A Luchin, MD Culler & EC degli Uberti

P462

Selective cyclo-oxygenase 2 inhibitors revert chemoresistance in medullary thyroid carcinoma by a mechanism mediated by P-gp and PGH2

MC Zatelli, A Luchin, D Piccin, F Tagliati, A Bottoni, C Vignali, M Bondanelli & EC degli Uberti

P463

An intrasellar germinoma with normal cerebrospinal fluid b-HCG concentration misdiagnosed as hypophysitis

S Tanyolac, A Cikim, N Ozbey, A Sencer, R Kurt, S Sencer, I Turantan & S Molvalilar

P464

Response to medical treatment in male macroprolactinomas

F Chentli, S Azzoug & S Boudiar

P465

Non-functioning pituitary tumors

F Chentli, N Meziani, K Takbou, C Habbak, S Bendaoud, L Cherf & AEM Haddam

P466

Diabetic retinopathy in acromegaly

S Azzoug, A Adem & F Chentli

P467

Malignant catecholamine-secreting paragangliomas of retrocardial localization

M Sabljar-Matovinovic, I Prkacin, N Crkvencic, S Gracin & M Knotek

P468

Short-term evaluation of quality of life in acromegalic patients

C Sardella, C Cosci, S Gavioli, F Bogazzi & E Martino

P469

Octreotide as alternative to surgical adrenalectomy

D Katalinic, G Mirosevic & V Zjacic-Rotkvic

P470

Inhibition of IGF-II signal transduction improves chemosensitivity in human adrenocortical cancer cells

S Hahner, E Beidinger, A Stuermer, AC Koschker, D Weismann, M Fassnacht & B Allolio

P471

The new TNM classification is inferior to the Lee classification in predicting outcome in patients with adrenocortical carcinoma

M Fassnacht, AC Koschker, S Hahner, U Maeder, D Weismann, T Linden, M Quinckler, H Willenberg, P Bucsky, S Diehl, M Brauckhoff, M Schaefer, N Schlenz, K Muessig, M Reincke & B Allolio

P472

Stimulated and spontaneous growth hormone release in irradiated acromegalic patients

AA van der Klaauw, AM Pereira, SW van Thiel, JWA Smit, EPM Corssmit, NR Biermasz, M Frohlich, A Iranmanesh, JD Veldhuis, F Roelfsema & JA Romijn

P473

WNT4 expression in normal human adrenals and adrenocortical tumours

T Kuulasmaa, J Jääskeläinen, T Pietiläinen, S Loimas, S Aaltomaa, P Heikkilä, V-M Kosma & R Voutilainen

P474

The clinical particularities, medical possibility of prolactinomas in men

LK Dzeranova, VV Vax & EN Giniatullina

P475

Management of thyroid cancer in children

A Mazilu, AE Ranetti, A Mihai & C Spiroiu

P476

Diagnosis difficulties in insulinomas

AE Ranetti, A Mazilu, C Spiroiu & A Mihai

P477

Insulin-like growth factor-I signalling in tamoxifen sensitive and tamoxifen resistant breast cancer cells

CJ McVittie, S Khalaf, W Ogunkolade, R Carpenter, SA Bustin & PJ Jenkins

P478

Functioning adrenocortical carcinoma and the clinical endocrinologist: toxic treatments and poor prognosis

RM Thomas, R Bliss, D Richardson, S Johnson, S Turner, S Bennett & R Quinton

P479

Post-operative serum cortisol for prediction of long-term remission from Cushing's syndrome

JR Lindsay, EH Oldfield & LK Nieman

P480

An in-frame complex germline mutation in the juxtamembrane intracellular domain causing RET activation in familial medullary thyroid carcinoma

L Fugazzola, D Cordella, M Muzza, L Alberti, P Travaglini, P Colombo, P Beck-Peccoz & L Persani

P481

Macroprolactinoma: 5 cases

I Hadj Ali, H Cheikhrouhou, K Khiari & N Ben Abdallah

P482

48h appears as sufficient duration of fasting in the diagnosis of insulinoma - a single centre experience with 23 cases

M Quinkler, F Strehlow, H Biering, M Pirlich, H Gerl, CJ Strasburger & M Ventz

P483

A case of a patient with differentiated thyroid carcinoma and metastases to the kidneys

Z Adamczewski, J Makarewicz, M Knapska- Kucharska, L Oszukowska, A Karwowska & A Lewinski

P484

Development of a non-isotopic immunoassay for the measurement of aldosterone in saliva

J Manolopoulou & M Bidlingmaier

P485

Thyroid autoimmunity and breast cancer (BC): absence of morphological autoimmune changes in breast malignant tissue

EG Giustarini, AP Pinchera, PF Fierabracci, DC Campani & CG Giani

P486

Pituicytoma - a case report

P Rao-Balakrishna, C Dang, K Gnanalingam, H Reid & T Kearney

P487

PTTG promotes a novel VEGF-KDR-ID3 autocrine mitogenic pathway in thyroid cancer

DS Kim, MA Buchanan, AL Stratford, R Susarla, JC Watkinson, MC Eggo, JA Franklyn & CJ McCabe

P488

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1) is associated with insulin resistance and an increased prevalence of diabetes and impaired fasting glucose

RW McCallum, V Parameswaran & JR Burgess

P489

Evaluation of a standardized protocol for the collection and storage of adrenal tumor samples - preparation for a European adrenal tumor bank (ENS@T)

I Johnsen, S Hahner, M Fassnacht, J Bertherat, X Bertagna, PF Plouin, M Reincke, B Allolio & F Beuschlein

P490

Value of overnight dexamethasone suppression test (1mg-DST) in subclinical Cushing's syndrome

Z Penezic, M Zarkovic, M Ivovic, S Vujovic, J Ciric, BZ Beleslin, M Stojanovic, LJ Marina & M Drezgic

P491

Effect of catecholamine uptake inhibition on catecholamine content in human adrenal chromaffin cells and pheochromocytes

J Rosmaninho-Salgado, AR Álvaro, D Grand, A Mota, E Grouzmann & C Cavadas

P492

PTTG binding factor (PBF) can transform cells independently of interaction with PTTG

AL Stratford, K Boelaert, DS Kim, JA Franklyn & CJ McCabe

P493

Carney's complex with acromegaly as the leading clinical condition

LM Fatti, G Bertola, G Balza, E Lavezzi, F Pecori Giraldi & F Cavagnini

P494

Daily profiles of aldosterone secretion in primary aldosteronism

J Ciric, M Zarkovic, B Beleslin, Z Penezic, M Stojkovic, S Savic & B Trbojevic

P495

Analysis of succinyl dehydrogenase (SDH) subunits gene mutations in patients with paragangliomas

A Krawczyk, K Hasse-Lazar, A Pawlaczek, D Rusinek, S Szpak-Ulczok, M Peczkowska, A Preibisz, A Kubaszek, E Gubala, A Januszewicz & B Jarzab

P496

Neuropeptide Y-Y1 receptors mediate the effects of neuropeptide Y on prostate cancer cell growth

M Ruscica, E Dozio, M Motta & P Magni

P497

Differential expression of neurogenins by human pituitary adenomas

A Fratticci, R Padronetti, F Giangaspero, L Ventura, M Piccirilli, V Esposito, A Gulino, E Alesse & ML Jaffrain-Rea

P498

Evidence for an attenuated 11betahydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type-1 response to an inflammatory stimulus in primary cultures of epithelial ovarian cancer

KS Fegan, MT Rae & SG Hillier

P499

Long-term somatostatin analog octreotide treatment in insulinoma patients

D Vezzosi, A Bennet, F Courbon & P Caron

P500

Development of dopamine agonist resistance and progression from microadenoma to macroadenoma in two women with hyperprolactinaemia

D McCall, SJ Hunter, RS Cooke, B Herron, B Sheridan & AB Atkinson

P501

The rare RET mutation (insTTCTdelG) at codon 666 is associated with a low penetrance of medullary thyroid carcinoma and pheochromocytoma

M Bex, B Decallonne, G Matthijs & E Legius

P502

Use of TRH in addition to CRH stimulation during bilateral petrosal sinus sampling in Cushing's syndrome - long term experience

P Sathiskumar, J Wright & TA Howlett

P503

Glucagonoma syndrome - treatment with intensive insulin and high dose vitamin B complex

NA Phelan, M Shahid, N Correia, T Kyaw Tun, KC Conlon & J Gibney

P504

Headaches cured by surgery

A Banerjee, M Balaratnam, W Dhillo, N Mendoza & K Meeran

P505

Chromogranin-a in adrenal incidentalomas - marker for tumour secretion

M Ivovic, Z Penezic, S Vujovic, Lj Marina, M Stojanovic & M Drezgic

P506

A novel germ-line mutation GLY321ARG in the exon 5 of the RET proto-oncogene detected in a family with familial medullary thyroid carcinoma

E Vaclavikova, S Dvorakova, J Duskova, P Vlcek, A Ryska & B Bendlova

P507

Contemporary management of macroprolactinomas

AI Palalau, C Miller, NJ Gittoes & AA Toogood

P508

Cushing's paraneoplastic syndrome secondary to recurrent ovarian carcinoma

J Combes, S Chabroux, D Debieuvre & JP Ory

P509

Molecular, genetic and clinical characterisation of neurofibromatosis type 1-associated pheochromocytoma

B Bausch & HP Neumann

P510

AcroBel: a registry and survey on acromegaly in Belgium

M Bex, R Abs, GT Sjoen, J Mockel, B Velkeniers & D Maiter

P511

The latest safety and efficacy data of patients treated with pegvisomant

I Schreiber, K Forssmann, M Buchfelder, M Droste, K Mann, B Saller & CJ Strasburger

P512

Mutation at codon 804 in a Greek kindred detected by screening of the six RET exons in patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma

N Mytakidis, E Vassiliou, V Liakos, L Papagrigoriou, F Hadzimarkou, I Kostoglou-Athanasiou, G Koutsodontis, A Ladopoulou, T Bei, D Yannoukakos & P Kaldrymidis

P513

A rare RET gene mutation is found in two apparently unrelated Greek kindreds with familial medullary thyroid carcinoma

N Mytakidis, M Zachariou, T Anagnostopoulos, E Vassiliou, D Thomas, A Tertipi, T Rampias, I Konstantopoulou, P Natsis, D Yannoukakos & P Kaldrymidis

P514

Surgical cure with preserved pituitary function is rare in acromegalic patients. Results from the POTA study (preoperative octreotide treatment of acromegaly)

SM Carlsen, T Schreiner, S Anderud, Ø Johannesen, J Svartberg & J Bollerslev

P515

Different scintigraphic patterns between sympathetic and parasympathetic paragangliomas

MS Gaglianò, L Simi, T Ercolino, L Becherini, R Sestini, M Mascalchi, M Genuardi, V Briganti, G La Cava, C Olianti & M Mannelli

P516

mRNA expression of somatostatin receptor subtypes in pheochromocytomas/ paragangliomas

M Mannelli, S Gelmini, F Malentacchi, L Simi, MS Gaglianò, T Ercolino, L Becherini, A Valeri, C Pratesi & C Orlando

P517

A retrospective review of the effect of pituitary radiotherapy after trans-sphenoidal surgery for non-functioning pituitary adenomas

P Chellamuthu, I Robertson, MJ Levy & TA Howlett

P518

Biochemical characteristics of 'silent' ACTHsecreting pituitary adenomas: preoperative serum and urine studies

C Maser-Gluth, G Artlich, A Gutenberg & M Buchfelder

P519

Radiotherapy and o,p'-DDD induce an inhibition of growth and interfere in the cell cycle in H295-R adrenocortical cell line

A Stigliano, L Cerquetti, B Bucci, P Carlini, D Amendola, S Misiti, R Miceli, U de Paula, E Brunetti & V Toscano

P520

Role of PKA regulatory subunit 2B protein on cortisol-secreting adrenocortical cells proliferation

A Lania, G Mantovani, S Bondioni, E Peverelli, S Ferrero, L Vicentini, S Bosari, P Beck-Peccoz & A Spada

P521

Outcome of management of craniopharyngiomas - a contemporary series

JD Rippin, RD Mitchell, EJ McGregor, AA Toogood & NJ Gittoes

P522

Anatomo-clinical features in multihormonal prolactinomas

D Voicu, C Badiu, D Hortopan, C Stancu, A Caragheorgheopol & M Coculescu

P523

Glucocorticoid receptor gene N363S variant in patients with clinically inapparent adrenal adenomas

G Reimondo, I Micossi, D Giachino, S Bovio, B Allasino, F Daffara, A Angeli, M Terzolo & M De Marchi

P524

Characteristics and follow-up of thyroid cancer in patients with hyperthyroidism

M Boudina, K Pazaitou-Panayiotou, A Chrisoulidou, A Drimonitis, A Kaprara, E Georgiou & I Vainas

P525

Investigation and surgical management of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours

FM Coyle, WM Drake, SL Chew, P Jenkins, RR Hutchins, AB Grossman, JP Monson & S Bhattacharya

P526

Estrone and cortisol co-secreting adrenocortical carcinoma in a man presenting with hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism and painful gynaecomastia

EL Lim, S Razvi, S Vaikkakara, IM Ibrahim, S Turner, S Johnson, JI Mason, TJW Lennard, R Bliss, S Elloitt, D Richardson, RD Neely & R Quinton

P527

Origin and spread of the SDHD p.Y114C mutation causing head and neck paraganglioma in Trentino, Italy

F Schiavi, Z Erlic, T Savvoukidis, S Demattè, A Del Piano, ME Cecchini, P Amistà, F Grego, F Trabalzini, M Hoffman, A Schwentek, F Mantero, F Branz, HPH Neumann & G Opocher

P528

Characterization of familial non-syndromic pheochromocytoma

G Opocher, F Schiavi, M Iacobone, S Sattarova, Z Erlic, M Martella, C Mian, L Zambonin, P De Lazzari, A Murgia, G Favia & F Mantero

P529

Endostatin and VEGF levels in serum of patients with pituitary tumors

A Gruszka, J Kunert-Radek, M Pawlikowski, H Stepien & A Radek

P530

18F-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) increases the detection rate of recurrent or residual medullary thyroid cancer

A Faggiano, P Ferolla, LC Pezzullo, M Chiofalo, F Milone, N Mozzillo, G Scarpelli, F Santeusanio, G Angeletti, G Lombardi & A Colao

P531

Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a low risk neoplasia?

GA Lupoli, S Colarusso, A Panico, F Fonderico, F Nappi, F Marciello, A Martinelli, P Cuofano, F Lo Calzo, L Vicedomini & G Lupoli

P532

The value of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET during follow-up of patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma

GA Lupoli, S Colarusso, A Panico, F Fonderico, F Nappi, F Marciello, A Gonnella, MR Poggiano, E Nicolai, M Salvatore & G Lupoli

P533

N363S and Bcl I variants in the glucocorticoid receptor gene and their associations in Cushing's syndrome and Addison's disease

G Arnaldi, G Appolloni, C Polloni, P Romagni, B Polenta, M Cardinaletti, A Falorni & M Boscaro

P534

Novel inactivating mutations in four Italian cases of familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia

F Cetani, S Borsari, M Lemmi, E Pardi, E Ambrogini, A Pinchera & C Marcocci

P535

Genetic analyses of familial isolated primary hyperparathyroidism: implications for clinical assessment and surgical management

C Marcocci, E Pardi, S Borsari, E Ambrogini, M Lemmi, A Picone, E Vignali, G Viccica, P Berti, P Miccoli & F Cetani

P536

Non-pancreatic carcinoid tumours - prognostic value of proliferative index (Ki67%)

RM Thomas, G Bernstone, S Johnson, D Manas, RA James & P Perros

P537

Somatostatin receptor subtypes 1-5 in pituitary tumors of various etiologies: investigation by immunohistochemistry

N Unger, I Serdiuk, W Saeger, H Wiedemeyer, J Van de Nes, S Schulz, D Stolke, K Mann & S Petersenn

P538

High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) in the follow-up of mitotane therapy in a patient with adrenal carcinoma

D Thomas, I Kostoglou-Athanassiou, S Bournazos, N Mytakidis, V Liakos, E Vassiliou, P Athanassiou & PH Kaldrymidis

P539

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 and angiomyxoma

I Kostoglou-Athanassiou, P Athanassiou, D Thomas, N Mytakidis, E Vassiliou, V Liakos & PH Kaldrymidis

P540

Novel L301R heterozygous mutation of the menin gene in a Hungarian MEN 1 family

P Gergics, K Balogh, M Toth, A Patocs, L Hunyadi, S Czirjak, J Horanyi, A Gyorkos & K Racz

P541

Differences in the presenting biochemical and imaging data in patients with acromegaly caused by pure GH adenomas, adenomas with GH and PRL cell differentiation and plurihormonal adenomas

A Fernandez, N Karavitaki, O Ansorge, V Fazal-Sanderson, HE Turner & JAH Wass

P542

Management of thyrotrophin-secreting adenoma with octreotide therapy

AEC Fountain, NM Neary, ECI Hatfield & K Meeran

P543

Tumor size and gonadotrophin immunoreactivity of pituitary adenomas

C Badiu, C Stancu, O Filip, D Hortopan, V Ciubotaru & M Coculescu

P544

Carotid arterial intima-media thickness (IMT), a marker of atherosclerosis, does not differ in patients with acromegaly compared to healthy controls

AN Paisley, JAL Lawrance, R Murray, SM Shalet & PJ Trainer

P545

Acute biliary tract problems are common on discontinuation of somatostatin analogue (SA) therapy

AN Paisley, ME Roberts & PJ Trainer

P546

Cell proliferation and outcome of GHsecreting pituitary adenomas

L De Marinis, A Bianchi, L Tilaro, F Doglietto, F Veltri, GV Vellone, F Lugli, A Fusco, V Cimino, A Pontecorvi & L Lauriola

P547

Efficacy and safety of high doses of long acting somatostatin analogues for treatment of well-differentiated functioning neuroendocrine tumors

P Ferolla, A Faggiano, R Pivonello, G Lombardi, G Angeletti, A Colao & F Santeusanio

P548

Surgical debulking of GH secreting adenomas improves control of acromegaly by lanreotide - a prospective study

JAH Wass, V Fazal-Sanderson, J Byrne, S Rowel, N Karavitaki, P Trainer & HE Turner

P549

Diagnostic utility of dexamethazone suppression tests in the work-up of Cushing's disease

EJ Roderick, K Collison, N Karavitaki, HE Turner, S Suliman & JAH Wass

P550

Descriptive epidemiology of thyroid cancer occurring in the population living in the Rhône Alpes region: 1998-2004

Z Nejjari, L Remontet, F Borson-Chazot, N Bossard, N Berger, M Decaussin-Petrucci, J Estève & G Sassolas

P551

In vitro effects of SOM230 on primary cultured pheochromocytoma cells

D Pasquali, G Conzo, V Rossi, G Bellastella, L Maione, A Bellastella & AA Sinisi

P552

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) of parathyroid pathology

K Das, N Stone, C Kendall, C Fowler & J Christie-Brown


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