diseases of endocrinal glands

ENDOCRINE

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CLASSICAL ALGORHYTHM• PITUITARY

– ANTERIOR– POSTERIOR

• THYROID• PARATHYROID• PANCREAS (endo.)• ADRENAL

– CORTEX– MEDULLA

• DEGENERATION (aka, “involution”)

• INFLAMMATION• NEOPLASM

– BENIGN– MALIGNANT


BETTER ALGORHYTHM• NON-NEOPLASTIC

– HYPER-function– HYPO-function

• NEOPLASTIC– FUNCTIONAL– NON-FUNCTIONAL– Functional endocrine

malignancies are RARE. Why?

• PITUITARY– ANTERIOR– POSTERIOR

• THYROID• PARATHYROID• PANCREAS (endo.)• ADRENAL

– CORTEX– MEDULLA


FEEDBACK SYSTEMS• HYPOTHALAMUS • ANTERIOR PITUITARY • ENDOCRINE GLAND • END ORGAN • HYPOTHALAMUS


HORMONES• POLYPEPTIDE (2nd

MESSENGER)• STEROID (DIRECT on

NUCLEUS)


ACIDOPHILS

BASOPHILS

CHROMOPHOBES

AXONS

AXONS and “PITUI-”cytes

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ANTERIOR PITUITARY• ACIDOPHILS

–GROWTH HORMONE–PROLACTIN

• BASOPHILS–TSH–ACTH–LH, FSH


POSTERIOR PITUITARY

• OXYTOCIN (contracts uterine smooth muscle)

• VASOPRESSIN (ADH) (vasoconstriction, gluconeogenesis, platelet aggregation, release of Factor-VIII and vWb factor, concentrates urine, main effects on kidney and brain)


PITUITARY PATHOLOGY• CLINICAL FEATURES, mimic the endocrine effects or mass

effects)

• FUNCTIONING ADENOMAS

• HYPO-PITUITARISM

• POSTERIOR PITUITARY SYNDROMES

• HYPOTHALAMIC (SUPRASELLAR) TUMORS


CLINICAL FEATURES• HYPER: growth, lactation, thyroid,

adrenal cortex

• HYPO: growth, thyroid, adrenal cortex

• MASS EFFECT: visual fields, brain


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GIGANTISM

(excess somatotropin [GH] BEFOREepiphyseal

closure)


ACROMEGALY:

(excess somatotropin

[GH] AFTER epiphyseal closure)


MOON FACIES

BUFFALO HUMP

STRIAE



Normal pituitary.

HYPO-pituitarism• Pituitary tumors, functional or not.• NON-pituitary tumors, primary or metastatic• Pituitary surgery, of course• Radiation, of course• “Apoplexy”, i.e., sudden hemorrhage• Sheehan’s syndrome (Post-partum ischemic

necrosis)• Cysts (Rathke’s cleft)• Empty sella syndrome, (is NOT a disease)• Genetic defects (pit-1 gene mutations)


POSTERIOR pituitary• DIABETES INSIPIDUS• SIADH (Syndrome of Inappropriate Andi- Diuretic Hormone)


DIABETES INSIPIDUS• ADH deficiency• Head trauma, tumors, inflam.

hypothal/pit• Hyperdiureses with LOW sp.gr.


Inappropriate ADH• ADH EXCESS

– Hyponatremia, cerebral edema, neurologic symptoms

– Neoplasms, esp. Small Cell CA.– NON-neoplastic lung diseases– Posterior pituitary injury


15-25 grams


thyroid,

HYPER-THYROIDISM• aka, thyrotoxicosis• Diffuse• Nodular• Adenoma• Carcinoma• Neonatal• Secondary to TSH pituitary adenoma


HYPER-THYROIDISM• HYPERMETABOLISM• Tachycardia, palpitations• Increased T3, T4• Goiter• Exophthalmos• Tremor• GI hypermotility• Thyroid “storm”, life threatening


HYPO-THYROIDISM• 1° Developmental• 1° Surgery, I-131, external radiation• 1° Auto-immune (i.e., Hashimoto’s)• 1° Iodine deficiency• 1° Li+, iodides, p-aminosalicylates• 2° (pituitary)• 3° (hypothalamic, rare)


HYPO-THYROIDISM

• Cretinism– Severe retardation– CNS/Musc-skel– Short stature– Protruding tongue– Umbilical hernia

• Myxedema (coma)– Sluggishness– Cool skin


THYROIDITIS• Hashimoto (Auto-Immune) (Lymphoid follicles with

germinal centers), MOST COMMON cause of acquired hypothyroidism in USA

• Subacute Granulomatous (DeQuervain)

• Subacute Lymphocytic (just like Hashimoto’s but NO fibrosis and no germinal centers), often post-partum


GRAVES DISEASE(aka, diffuse toxic goiter)

• HYPERTHYROIDISM• EXOPHTHALMOS• PRE-TIBIAL MYXEDEMA

• Autoimmune, auto-antibodies to TSH


SCALLOPING


GRAVES DISEASE(aka, diffuse toxic goiter)

PLUMMER DISEASE(aka, nodular toxic goiter)

HARDER TO TREAT

Surg

PTU (Propyl Thio Uracil)

I-131


GOITERS(aka, thyromegaly, diffuse or nodular)

• IODINE deficiency• Increased TSH• Goitrogens, e.g., cabbage, Brussels sprouts,

cauliflower, turnips, cassava)• Associated with HYPO thyroidism eventually, NOT

hyperthyroidism


GOITER


Thyroid Neoplasms

• “Nodules” vs. true neoplasms

• Adenomas vs. Carcinomas


“NODULES”• Solitary vs. Multiple• Younger vs. Older• Male vs. Female• Hx. neck radiation vs. NO Rx.• “Cold” vs. HOT (really NOT-cold)


NEOPLASMS• ADENOMAS

– FOLLICULAR–HÜRTHLE

(oxyphilic)

• CARCINOMAS– FOLLICULAR–PAPILLARY– MEDULLARY (AMYLOID)– ANAPLASTIC (worst)


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MEDULLARY CARCINOMA of the thyroid with “HYALINIZATION”, i.e.,

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HYALINIZATION showing APPLE GREEN birefringence in CONGO RED stain, i.e., AMYLOID


BIOLOGIC BEHAVIOR

• Papillary CA lymph nodes

• Follicular CA blood vessels, bone


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PTH• HYPOCALCEMIA is MAIN STIMULUS

(9-10.5 mg/dl)

• ANTAGONIZES CALCITONIN


PARATHYROID DISORDERS• HYPER-

– PRIMARY (usually adenomas)– SECONDARY (LOW CA++ of Renal Failure)

• HYPO-: Surgical, congenital, familial, idiopathic

• PSEUDO-HYPO-– (end organ resistance)


HYPER-PARATHYROIDISM

• Bone pain, fractures• Nephrolithiasis• Constipation, ulcers, gallstones• Depression, lethargy• Weakness, fatigue• Valve calcifications


HYPO-PARATHYROIDISM• Neuromuscular irritability• Mental status change• Parkinsonism like effects• Lens calcification* (paradox)• Widened QT interval• Defective, carious, teeth


ADRENAL CORTEX• Glomerulosa (Salt), mineralocorticoids

– ALDOSTERONE

• Fasciculata (Sugar), glucocorticoids– CORTISOL

• Reticularis (Sex), gonadocorticoids– ANDROGENS, ESTROGENS


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HYPERADRENALISM• HYPERALDOSTERONISM• CUSHING SYNDROME

(CORTISOL)• ADRENOGENITAL (VIRILIZING)

SYNDROME


CUSHING SYNDROME

• CENTRAL OBESITY• MOON FACIES• WEAKNESS• HIRSUTISM• HYPERTENSION• DIABETES• OSTEOPOROSIS• STRIAE


CUSHING SYNDROME

• PITUITARY ACTH INCREASE• TUMOR ACTH INCREASE• HYPERPLASIA OF CORTEX• ADENOMA OF CORTEX• CARCINOMA OF CORTEX

• EXOGENOUS STEROIDS (90%)


PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM(Conn’s Syndrome)

Na+ RETENTIONK+ EXCRETIONHYPERTENSION


PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM

• CORTICAL NEOPLASM• CORTICAL HYPERPLASIA• FAMILIAL (rare)


SECONDARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM

• DECREASED RENAL PERFUSION

• EDEMA (HEART, LIVER, KIDNEY)

• PREGNANCY


ADRENOGENITAL SYNDROME

• VIRILIZATION/feminization• CORTICAL NEOPLASM• CORTICAL HYPERPLASIA• 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency


ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY

• PRIMARY ACUTE (ADRENAL CRISIS)

• PRIMARY CHRONIC (ADDISON DISEASE)

• SECONDARY (PITUITARY)


PRIMARY ACUTE• RAPID WITHDRAWAL OF STEROIDS• MASSIVE ADRENAL HOMORRHAGE

(WATERHOUSE-FRIDERICHSEN, if it follows infection and shock)– Newborns with DIFFICULT DELIVERY– ANTICOAGULANT RX– POSTSURGICAL DIC PATIENTS


PRIMARY CHRONIC• Most of Addison disease is auto-immune

adrenalitis• INFECTIONS• METASTASES• GENETIC DISORDERS


NEOPLASMS• ADENOMAS of ADRENAL CORTEX

• CARCINOMAS of ADRENAL CORTEX


ADRENAL MEDULLA• PHEOCHROMOCYTOMAS, aka, primary

tumors of the adrenal medulla– 10% arise in an MEN setting– 10% are EXTRA-adrenal– 10% are bilateral– 10% are malignant– 10% are in childhood– You can only call them malignant if they

metastasize


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TWO crucially important points specific for endocrine tumors:

• 1. FUNCTIONING carcinomas are very RARE in ANY endocrine gland. Why? (KEY principle of oncology)

• 2. Benign adenomas may have extremely bizarre nuclei, but are most usually BENIGN!!!


MEN-1, aka, Wermer Syndrome (3 P’s)

• HYPERPARATHYROIDISM, chiefly hyperplasia

• Pancreatic endocrine tumors• Pituitary adenoma, usually

prolactinoma


MEN-2• MEN-2A (SIPPLE): Pheo, Medullary CA.,

Parathyroid hyperplasia• MEN-2B: NO hyperparathyroidism, but

neuromas present• Familial Medullary Thyroid CA


PINEAL “GLAND”

• PINEALOMAS–PINEOBLASTOMAS–PINEOCYTOMAS


ENDOCRINE

PANCREAS


Exocrine

Endocrine

Islets

Alpha Cells

Beta Cells

Delta Cells (suppress insulin and glucagon)

Pancreatic Polypeptide (PP) cells

Epsilon Cells make

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DIABETES MELLITUS

• 16 Million in the USA• 1 Million/yr• 50K people die of it per year

in the USA


How to Diagnose Dm:• Glucose >200• Or…………….• Fasting glucose >126 trice• Or…………….• Post-prandial glucose > 200, 2 hrs

AFTER standard OGTT (Oral Glucose Tolerance Test)


TWO Types of DM• 1• Genetic• Autoimmune• Childhood (juvenile)

onset• Antibodies to beta cells• Beta cell depletion• NON-OBESE patients

• 2• Genetic, but diff. from

Type 1• NOT autoimmune• Adult, or maturity

onset, e.g., 40’s, 50’s• Insulin may be low,

BUT, peripheral resistance to insulin is the main factor

• OBESE patients


INSULIN• FAT

– IN-creased glucose uptake– IN-creased lipogenesis– DE-creased lipolysis

• MUSCLE– IN-creased glucose uptake– IN-creased glycogen synthesis– IN-creased protein synthesis

• LIVER– DE-creased gluconeogenesis– IN-creased glycogen synthesis– IN-creased lipogenesis


PATHOGENESIS• 1• T-Lymphocytes

reacting against poorly defined beta cell antigens

• Inflammatory inflitrate, chronic, i.e., “INSULITIS”

• 2• Diet• Life Style• Obesity• INSULIN RESISTANCE• Beta cells UN-able to

adapt to the “long term demands of insulin resistance”


MODY (Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young)

• Multiple types• 2-5% of diabetics• Primary beta cell defects• Multiple genetic mechanisms,

especially GLUCOKINASE mutations


PANCREAS in Dm


COMPLICATIONS• MACRO-VASCULAR disease, i.e., ASCVD• MICRO-VASCULAR disease, kidneys, retina,

nerves• IMMUNE related problems, INFECTIONS, e.g.,

TB, pneumonia, pyelonephritis, candida, etc.


COMPLICATIONS• ADVANCED GLYCATION

– collagen, laminin, polypeptides, GBM (glomerular basement membrane)

• ACTIVATION of PROTEIN KINASE C, VEGF, endothelin-1, increased ECM, decreased fibrinolysis, inflam. cytokines

• INTRACELLULAR HYPERGLYCEMIA


COMPLICATIONSMORPHOLOGY

• (MACRO-vascular) Atherosclerosis• MICRO-vascular

– Retinopathy– Nephropathy- glomerular, vascular, KW– Neuropathy

• Infections


ATHEROSCLEROSIS


RETINOPATHY in DmShows microaneurysms, areas of hemorrhage, cotton wool spots, hard exudates, venous beading, neovascularization, retinal detachment, vitreous detachment, pre retinal hemorrhage


NEPHROPATHYKimmelstiel-Wilson (KW) Kidneys

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“Nodular” glomerulosclerosis


NEPHROPATHYNEPHROSCLEROSIS


NEPHROPATHYGBM thickening


NEPHROPATHYDiffuse

Mesangial

Sclerosis


INFECTIONS in Dm• SKIN• TUBERCULOSIS• PNEUMONIA• PYELONEPHRITIS• CANDIDA


NEOPLASMS of the Endocrine Pancreas

• Islet cell tumors– Beta cells INSULINOMAS (NOT rare)– Alpha cells GLUCAGONOMAS (rare)– Delta cells SOMATOSTATINOMAS (rare)– GASTRINOMAS, producing ZOLLINGER-

ELLISON SYNDROME, consisting of increased acid and ulcers


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