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Most common cause of ectopic ACTH production -

A
Renal cell carcinoma
B
Hepatocellular carcinoma
C
Small cell carcinoma lung
D
Pheochromacytoma
High-Yield Explanation
Ectopic ACTH can be secreted from original cancer tissues or metastatic lesions of SCLC. ... We repo a case of SCLC with Cushing syndrome due to EAS from the original tumor tissue in a 69-year-old male presenting with severe hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis, and hypeension without any respiratory symptoms Ref Harrison 20th edition pg 597

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