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Case Reports
. 1979 Mar-Apr;52(2):181-9.

Ectopic ACTH syndrome due to pheochromocytoma: case report and review of the literature

B H Forman, E Marban, R D Kayne, N M Passarelli, S N Bobrow, V A Livolsi, M Merino, M Minor, L R Farber
Case Reports

Ectopic ACTH syndrome due to pheochromocytoma: case report and review of the literature

B H Forman et al. Yale J Biol Med. 1979 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

A 51-year-old female was diagnosed preoperatively to have a pheochromocytoma producing ACTH. This diagnosis was based upon her paroxysmal hypertension, hyperpigmentation, and hypokalemia. Elevated levels of serum and urine corticosteroids, plasma ACTH, urinary VMA, and catecholamines fell after a right adrenal pheochromocytoma was removed. Subsequently this tumor was found to have a high content of ACTH. Review of the literature indicates a mortality rate of 57% for this syndrome. Proper preoperative recognition and management can result in total cure.

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