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Pancreas

Pancreatic endocrine neoplasms

ACTH-secreting tumors

Reviewer: Deepali Jain, M.D. (see Reviewers page)
Revised: 8 December 2012, last major update August 2012
Copyright: (c) 2001-2012, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.

General
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● Not a WHO diagnosis
● Rare pancreatic endocrine neoplasm producing adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH)
● Causes Cushing syndrome: central obesity, muscle weakness, glucose intolerance, hypertension

Case reports
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● 41 year old woman with bilateral ovarian metastases (Int J Gynecol Pathol 2002;21:276)
● 54 year old woman with ACTH secretion only at second relapse (J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004;89:3731)

Gross images
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Spleen, adrenal gland and pancreas with tumor

Micro images
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Rounded nests of densely packed cells with mitotic figures

 
66 year old man with ultrasound guided biopsy: H&E and ACTH antibody


ACTH producing tumor with Cushing's syndrome: moderately differentiated tumor with consistent cellular atypia, solid growth pattern, lymphatic invasion

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