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ArticleHead and neck pathology2020

Ectopic ACTH Production and Cushing's Syndrome in a Patient with Parotid Acinic Cell Carcinoma with High-Grade Transformation: Tumor Context and Clinical Implications.

Karan Saluja, Sanjita Ravishankar, Renata Ferrarotto, Hui Zhu, Kristen B Pytynia, Adel K El-Naggar

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Article in Head and neck pathology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. ACTH-producing adrenocortical carcinoma: an exceedingly rare diagnosis.Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Karan Saluja *Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Sanjita Ravishankar *Department of Pathology, Unit 85, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Renata FerrarottoDepartment of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Hui ZhuDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Kristen B PytyniaDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Adel K El-NaggarDepartment of Pathology, Unit 85, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX, 77030, USA. anaggar@mdanderson.org.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · USUniversity Hospitals of Cleveland · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a rare case of Cushing's syndrome in a 59-year-old man who initially presented with concurrent acinic cell carcinoma of the parotid with high-grade transformation and co-existing papillary and medullary thyroid carcinomas, without noticeable cushinoid symptoms. Six-months later, he developed clinical features of Cushing's syndrome which coincided with disease progression in the form of lung metastasis and mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) production and protein expression was limited to the high-grade transformed component of acinic cell carcinoma and in the lymph node metastasis, and was absent in the conventional acinic cell carcinoma as well as in the papillary and medullary thyroid carcinoma. He received adjuvant chemotherapy and supportive management with interval improvement for 8 months followed by disease progression with increasing serum cortisol levels and bone metastasis. He was offered palliative chemotherapy, however, declined further therapy and was lost to follow up. We discussed clinical and pathologic implications of ectopic ACTH production associated with acinic carcinoma and also reviewed the literature of this rare paraneoplastic syndrome.

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Adrenocorticotropic HormoneCarcinoma, Acinar CellCarcinoma, NeuroendocrineCell Transformation, NeoplasticCushing SyndromeHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasms, Multiple PrimaryParaneoplastic SyndromesParotid NeoplasmsThyroid Cancer, PapillaryThyroid NeoplasmsAdrenocorticotropic HormoneAcinic cell carcinomaCushing syndromeEctopic ACTHHigh-grade transformationParotidSalivary gland

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PMID31363907
PMCPMC7235128
OpenAlexW2966444263

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