ectopic ACTH secretion syndrome
MONDO:0043472Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names ectopic ACTH secretion syndrome yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A syndrome characterized by abnormal secretion of adrenocorticotrophic hormone in conjunction with neoplastic growth occurring anywhere in the body. The most common associations are tumors of the bronchus (oat cell or carcinoid), thymic tumors (epithelial or carcinoid), and pancreatic endocrine tumor. (DeVita et al. Cancer, p 1364. 4th edition. Lippincott)
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0043472), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
4 names
Resolves to: ectopic ACTH secretion syndrome
- Also called
- ectopic ACTH secretionectopic ACTH syndromehypercortisolism due to nonpituitary tumorhypercortisolism due to nonpituitary tumour