Ectopic syndrome | Ectopic Cushing Syndrome | Ectopic ACTH Syndrome
Ectopic Cushing syndrome is some other form of Cushing syndrome which is a tumor present outside the pituitary gland that produces a hormone called ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone. Cushing’s disease means when the excessive ACTH can be produced by a tumor in the pituitary gland or else if the tumor is located outside the pituitary gland which is typically called ectopic ACTH secretion. Usually these Ectopic ACTH-secreting tumors occur mostly in men than women. These tumors are usually benign or malignant but the risk of malignancy is very low. Generally these ACTH-producing tumors are mostly found in the chest in up to 52% of Ectopic Cushing syndrome patients. These ACTh producing tumors can also produced by other tumors like thymomas in 5% of overall patients,tumor called pancreatic islet tumors 1% of overall patients and tumor called medullary carcinomas of thyroid in almost 2% of overall patients Causes Cushing syndrome is a type of disorder which typically occurs when your...