Ectopic Cushing syndrome

Ectopic Cushing syndrome
Definition
Ectopic Cushing syndrome is a condition in which a tumor outside the pituitary or adrenal glands produces a hormone called adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).

Ectopic Cushing syndrome
Alternate Names : Cushing syndrome - ectopic
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Ectopic Cushing syndrome is a condition in which a tumor outside the pituitary or adrenal glands produces a hormone called adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).
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Ectopic Cushing syndrome
Epilepsy
Generalized tonic-clonic seizure
Glucagonoma
Islet of Langerhans' tumor
Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) I
Pituitary Cushing's (Cushing's disease)
Syphilis
Syphilis - primary
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An increased concentration of glucocorticoid hormone (ACTH) in the bloodstream that is being produced by an adrenal gland tumour (adenoma). Ectopic Cushing syndrome refers to the production of ACTH in a location other than the ...

Cushing syndrome
Cushing syndrome caused by adrenal tumor
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See also: Cushing syndrome, Endocrinology, Symptom, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Carcinoma