ACTH-secreting 'apudoma' of gallbladder.
The case of a 44-year-old woman is reported. The diagnosis after the appropriate tests and laparotomy was ACTH-secreting 'apudoma' of the gallbladder. This is a rare tumour and this case is believed to be the first reported of an ectopic hormone producing tumour from this side.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D003907:Dexamethasone; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006729:Hormones, Ectopic / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008797:Metyrapone; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009384:Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis; D010912:Pituitary-Adrenal Function Tests
D006729:Hormones, Ectopic; D003907:Dexamethasone; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D008797:Metyrapone