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Cushing’s Syndrome due to Ectopic ACTH from Bronchial Carcinoid: A Case Report and Review

Case Reports in Endocrinology, 2012
Despite advances in analytic and imaging techniques, the syndrome of ectopic adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) secretion from a tumour resulting in Cushing’s syndrome continues to pose difficult diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
Manohara Kenchaiah, Steve Hyer
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A rare case of ectopic ACTH syndrome originating from malignant renal paraganglioma

Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2017
SUMMARY Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syndrome is characterized by hypercortisolism due to the hypersecretion of a non-pituitary ACTH-secreting tumor leading to Cushing’s syndrome.
Esra Tutal, Demet Yılmazer, Taner Demirci, Evrim Cakır, Salih Sinan Gültekin, Bahadır Celep, Oya Topaloğlu, Erman Çakal   +7 more
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An unusual case of ectopic corticotrophin-releasing hormone syndrome caused by an adrenal noncatecholamine-secreting pheochromocytoma: a case report

BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2018
Background Pheochromocytoma, especially for noncatecholamine-secreting pheochromocytoma, is an extremely rare cause of ectopic corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) syndrome.
Bao-Ping Wang, Lei-Lei Yang, Hao Wang, Qing He, Zhong-Shu Ma, Yi Lin, Chang-Xin Jiang, Hao-Ran Sun, Ming Liu   +8 more
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Clinical Practice Patterns in Bone Health Assessment and Management in Endogenous Cushing's Syndrome

Clinical Endocrinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Skeletal fragility is a common complication of endogenous Cushing's Syndrome (CS), although specific guidelines for managing bone health are lacking. This study aimed to assess clinicians' current engagement with bone health assessment and management in patients with endogenous CS. Design Retrospective‐cohort design. Patients Seventy‐
Preeshila Behary, Dinushan Raveendran, Ramesh Nair, Aimee Di Marco, Debbie Papadopoulou, Florian Wernig, Ali Abbara, Karim Meeran, Niamh Martin, Jeremy Cox, Alexander N. Comninos   +10 more
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A Rare Case of Ectopic ACTH Syndrome Most Likely Resulting From Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syndrome is a rare condition accounting for approximately 10% of all Cushing syndrome cases. Herein, we present a rare case of ectopic ACTH syndrome most likely resulting from metastatic prostate cancer.
Shreya Kondle, Charitha Koneru, Tapan Patel, Jaime Wiebel   +3 more
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Potential health benefits of cold‐water immersion: the central role of PGC‐1α

The Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend Cold‐water immersion (CWI) elicits autonomic, somato‐motoric (shivering thermogenesis), endocrine and metabolic, sensory transduction, and local biophysical effects that may converge on the transcriptional co‐activator PGC‐1α (centre).
Erich Hohenauer, Wafa Douzi, Johannes Burtscher   +2 more
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ACTH-secreting medullary thyroid cancer: a case series

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports, 2017
Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) is a rare neuroendocrine tumour that originates from the parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland. The most common presentation of MTC is with a single nodule; however, by the time of diagnosis, most have spread to the ...
Ayanthi A Wijewardene, Sarah J Glastras, Diana L Learoyd, Bruce G Robinson, Venessa H M Tsang   +4 more
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Ectopic ACTH syndrome: clinicopathological correlations. [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Pathology, 1978
Ten out of 164 cases of bronchogenic carcinoma showed pathological evidence at necropsy of the ectopic ACTH syndrome. All occurred in association with oat-cell carcinoma, constituting 19% of that group. The pathological features consisted of adrenocortical hyperplasia confined to the zona fasciculata and Crooke's hyaline change in the pituitary ...
W, Singer, K, Kovacs, N, Ryan, E, Horvath   +3 more
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Recurrent Hypoglycaemia Leading to Early Diagnosis of Septo‐Optic Dysplasia in a Small‐for‐Gestational‐Age Infant—A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Septo‐optic dysplasia (SOD) is a rare condition with highly heterogenous clinical manifestations and can be a diagnostic challenge. It can present with pituitary hormone deficiencies, growth failure, visual impairment, and neurological symptoms. SOD can be diagnosed at different time points—from the prenatal period to childhood. Our team cared
Yuan Rui Leon Tan, Xiaoao Dong, Ngee Lek, Suresh Chandran, Odattil Geetha   +4 more
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ACTH-producing neuroendocrine tumor of thymus with recurrences. Clinical case

Эндокринная хирургия, 2015
One of the most difficult in diagnostic and treatment options for endogenous Cushing is the ectopic ACTH syndrome, which causes the development of tumors of different histogenesis localization producing adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), and much less -
E A Dobreva, V V Krylov, E I Marova, N S Kuznetsov, N V Latkina   +4 more
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