ea0029p121 | Adrenal medulla | ICEECE2012
Galan S.
, Kann P.
Introduction: Cushings syndrome caused by adrenocorticotropic hormone-producing pheochromocytoma has been rarely reported. In such cases, the high production of ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone produced by pheochromocytoma results in bilateral adrenocortical hyperplasia and thus in consecutive Cushings syndrome. We report a case of a 43-year-old patient with a 6 cm right-sided adrenal tumor producing both elevated levels of catecholamines and adrenocorticotropic...