Thyroid carcinoma in children and adolescents. Presentation, clinical course, and outcome of therapy in 23 children and adolescents in Northern Greece

Kalliopi Pazaitou-Panayiotou, Athina Kaprara, Maria Boudina, Eleni Georgiou, Apostolos Drimonitis, Ekaterini Raptou, Grammati Galaktidou, Iraklis Vainas

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OBJECTIVE: To define clinical presentation, surgical complications, follow-up characteristics, and survival of 23 children and adolescents with thyroid carcinoma. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of data of 23 children and adolescents with thyroid carcinoma cared for in the Theagenion Cancer Hospital, Thessaloniki…

Ghrelin and leptin levels in obese adolescents. Relationship with body fat and insulin resistance

Charilaos Stylianou, Assimina Galli-Tsinopoulou, Dimitrios Farmakiotis, Israel Rousso, Michael Karamouzis, George Koliakos, Sanda Nousia-Arvanitakis

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OBJECTIVE: Ghrelin and leptin levels are influenced by body fat (BF%), pubertal stage and possibly insulin resistance (IR). The aim of our study was: 1) To compare fasting ghrelin and leptin levels between obese and non-obese, adolescents, 2) to investigate possible correlations of these hormones with BF %, as well as IR…

Serum kisspeptin concentrations are negatively correlated with body mass index in adolescents with anorexia nervosa and amenorrhea

Flora Bacopoulou, George I. Lambrou, Maria-Evangelia Rodanaki,Evgenia Stergioti, Vasiliki Efthymiou, Efthymios Deligeoroglou, Sophia L. Markantonis

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OBJECTIVE: To measure, for the first time, serum kisspeptin concentrations in adolescent females with anorexia nervosa (AN) and associated amenorrhea, and investigate potential correlations of kisspeptin with anthropometric, bone and hormonal data. DESIGN: Setting: University Adolescent Medicine Center. Participants: Females aged 12-20 years with typical or atypical AN (based on DSM-5 diagnostic criteria) and controls …