Endocrinology · Endocrinology / Adrenal disorders
Ectopic ACTH syndrome
also: Paraneoplastic Cushing syndrome
Cushing syndrome caused by non-pituitary ACTH-secreting tumor.
- Specialty
- Endocrinology
- Subspecialty
- Endocrinology / Adrenal disorders
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected, more common; Female: affected; Children: rare
- Gene(s) involved
- None recorded
- Alternative names & eponyms
- Paraneoplastic Cushing syndrome
Etiology & mechanism
Ectopic ACTH from lung or neuroendocrine tumors.
Gene(s) involved (0)
No gene recorded for this syndrome.
Symptoms & signs (8)
In plain terms, someone with Ectopic ACTH syndrome may experience the following — click any to explore related syndromes:
Same gene(s)
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Overlapping symptoms
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Shares symptoms with
3 shared
Cushing syndrome
diabetes, hypertension, proximal weakness
3 shared
Ectopic Cushing syndrome
hyperpigmentation, hypertension, hypokalemia
2 shared
Conn syndrome
hypertension, hypokalemia
2 shared
Primary aldosteronism
hypertension, hypokalemia
1 shared
Alport syndrome
hypertension
1 shared
Ask–Upmark kidney syndrome
hypertension
1 shared
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome
hypertension
1 shared
Bardet–Biedl syndrome
diabetes
1 shared
Bartter syndrome
hypokalemia
1 shared
Cronkhite–Canada syndrome
hyperpigmentation
Shares genes with
None.
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