Adrenocorticotropic Hormone-Producing Paraganglioma With Low Plasma ACTH Level : A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Copyright © 2020 Liu, Liu, Chen, Xu and Yuan..

Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syndrome caused by paraganglioma is extremely rare. It usually accompanied by high or normal plasma ACTH level. Here we described a male who presented with ectopic ACTH-producing paraganglioma and a low plasma ACTH level. Immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence confirmed ACTH production in focal paraganglioma cells. This unusual case expanded the spectrum of ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome and revealed a potential mechanism of this unique clinical phenotype. Besides, the literature concerning ACTH-producing paraganglioma is reviewed.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in endocrinology - 10(2019) vom: 03., Seite 936

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Siyue [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Zhelong [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Fuqiong [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Weijie [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Gang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adrenocorticotropic hormone
Case Reports
Cushing's syndrome
Ectopic ACTH syndrome
Immunofluorescence
Immunohistochemistry
Paraganglioma

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Date Revised 14.02.2020

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fendo.2019.00936

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM306330466