Cirugía transesfenoidal en enfermedad de Cushing durante gestación: Report of one case / Cushing's disease treatment with transsphenoidal surgery during pregnancy

We report a 26 years old female with Cushing's disease who became pregnant during the course of her disease. She was treated by transsphenoidal surgery during the second trimester of pregnancy, achieving resolution of hypercortisolism. She had a normal delivery at term, her offspring was healthy, and she had a normal lactation. Currently, five years after surgery, she is asymptomatic. According to our literature review, this patient is the fifth reported case of pituitary adenomectomy during gestation (Rev Méd Chile 2004; 132: 75-80).

Quistes paratiroideos funcionantes y no funcionantes: entidades con origen y clínica diferente en dos casos / Functioning and non functioning parathyroid cysts: report of 2 cases

We report two women presenting with parathyroid cysts. A 20 years old woman presented with goiter and a cystic lesion in the left thyroid lobe was identified on ultrasound examination and CAT scan. The patient had hypercalcemia and elevated PTH levels. The content of the cyst, obtained by needle aspiration, had an extremely high PTH concentration. The patient was operated, removing the cyst and a remaining thymus. Pathological study confirmed the diagnosis of a parathyroid cyst. An 11 years old girl presented with a mass in the left thyroid lobe. An ultrasound examination disclosed the presence of a cystic nodule. The patient was otherwise asymptomatic and laboratory work up was normal. The patient was operated and pathological examination of the surgical piece revealed a parathyroid cyst