Jornal de Patologia Clínica e Experimental

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A Case of Pheochromocytoma with Associated Cushing’s Syndrome

Mariam Gachechiladze, Tomas Tichy, Ivo Uberall, Daniela Skanderova, Frysak Zdenek, Tudos Zbynek, Filip Ctvrtlik, Josef Skarda

Cushing’s syndrome is rarely caused by high levels of ectopic Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) secretion and only few cases caused by pheochromocytoma are described in the literature. Cushing’s syndrome caused by ectopic ACTH secretion from pheochromocytoma. Here we present a case of 38-year-old woman with cushing’s syndrome due to benign pheochromocytoma. Diagnosis was based on clinical examination and standard histopathological and immunohistochemical investigation.