Ectopic ACTH Secretion Syndrome

Preferred Label : Ectopic ACTH Secretion Syndrome;

NCIt synonyms : Ectopic ACTH Secretion; Ectopic ACTH Syndrome;

NCIt 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);

Alternative definition : NICHD: A condition characterized by excess corticosteroid concentration in response to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) produced outside of the pituitary gland.;

Details

Origin ID

C4387;

UMLS CUI

C0001231;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- ACTH syndrome, ectopic [MeSH concept]
- Ectopic ACTH syndrome [ICD-10 Sub-category]
- Ectopic ACTH syndrome [ICD-11 Subcategory]
- Ectopic ACTH syndrome [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- Ectopic ACTH syndrome [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Hypercortisolism due to nonpituitary tumor (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- acth syndrome, ectopic [MeSH Descriptor]
- hypercorticoidism due to nonpituitary tumor [Disease (Nov.)]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- ACTH syndrome, ectopic [MeSH concept]
- Ectopic ACTH syndrome [ICD-10 Sub-category]
- Ectopic ACTH syndrome [ICD-11 Subcategory]
- Ectopic ACTH syndrome [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- Ectopic ACTH syndrome [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone secretion (finding) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Ectopic corticotrophin syndrome [MedDRA LLT]
- Ectopic corticotropin syndrome [MedDRA LLT]
- Hypercortisolism due to nonpituitary tumor (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- acth syndrome, ectopic [MeSH Descriptor]
- hypercorticoidism due to nonpituitary tumor [Disease (Nov.)]
- hypercortisolism due to nonpituitary tumor [SNOMED Notion]
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- CTRP Disease Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Endocrinology Terminology [NCIt concept]

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