ArticleEndocrine2017
Frequency of Cushing's syndrome due to ACTH-secreting adrenal medullary lesions: a retrospective study over 10 years from a single center.
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- Ectopic ACTH Syndrome Caused by Pheochromocytoma: A Case Report and Systematic Review.Endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets · 2026Pooled it
- Clinical features, complications, and outcomes of exogenous and endogenous catecholamine-triggered Takotsubo syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 156 published cases.Clinical cardiology · 2020Pooled it
- The Role of Cortisol Secretion in Pheochromocytomas and Paragangliomas: Clinical and Perioperative Implications.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2026Article
- Surgical management of ectopic Cushing's syndrome from a pulmonary carcinoid secreting CRH supported by intraoperative ACTH monitoring - a case report.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Ectopic ACTH Production in Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma-A Study of Two Cases.Case reports in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Differences in Clinical Presentation Between Pheochromocytomas and Paragangliomas.Clinical endocrinology · 2025Article
- A Pheochromocytoma With Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Secretion and Subsequent Fatal Outcome: A Case Report.Cureus · 2025Article
- Case Report: ACTH- and CRH-secreting pheochromocytoma as a very rare cause of ectopic Cushing syndrome.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
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- Severe ectopic Cushing syndrome in a transgender man with a metastatic gastrinoma and an adrenal tumor-A case report and review of the literature.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Review
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- Mixed Corticomedullary Tumor Accompanied by Unilateral Aldosterone-Producing Adrenocortical Micronodules: a Case Report.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2021Article
- Tumor Shrinkage by Metyrapone in Cushing Disease Exhibiting Glucocorticoid-Induced Positive Feedback.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2021Article
- Metastatic Pheochromocytomas and Abdominal Paragangliomas.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2021Review
- Recurrence of a neuroendocrine tumor of adrenal origin: a case report with more than a decade follow-up.BMC endocrine disorders · 2021Article
- From ACTH-Dependent to ACTH-Independent Cushing's Syndrome from a Malignant Mixed Corticomedullary Adrenal Tumor: Potential Role of Embryonic Stem Cells.Case reports in endocrinology · 2020Article
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- Presentation, Treatment, Histology, and Outcomes in Adrenal Medullary Hyperplasia Compared With Pheochromocytoma.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2019Article
- Synchronous aldosterone- and cortisol-producing adrenocortical adenomas diagnosed using CYP11B immunohistochemistry.SAGE open medical case reports · 2019Article
- Treatment and outcomes in pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas: a study of 110 cases from a single center.Endocrine · 2018Article
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Abstract
Cushing's syndrome due to ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone production from adrenal medullary lesions has occasionally been described. We retrospectively reviewed all 164 cases of Cushing's syndrome and 77 cases of pheochromocytomas during 10 years. Of all cases with Cushing's syndrome, only two cases (1.2 %) were due to ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone production from adrenal medullary lesions (one case of pheochromocytoma and one case of adrenal medullary hyperplasia). Of all pheochromocytomas only the above-mentioned case (1.3 %) also gave rise to an ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone syndrome. The clinical presentation of adrenocorticotropic hormone-secreting pheochromocytoma and adrenal medullary hyperplasia can be anything from mild to dramatic. These are rare conditions important to bear in mind in the workup of a patient with Cushing's syndrome or with pheochromocytoma. The identification of ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone secretion from adrenal medullary lesions can be life-saving.
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