CellWell record HH-433210
Spurious Plasma Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Level in a Patient With Adrenal Cushing Syndrome
Sarath Chandran; Alpesh Goyal; Mangesh Mane; Rahul Gupta; Akansha Choudhary
2026
In plain language
In a man with adrenal Cushing syndrome from metastatic adrenocortical carcinoma, an Immulite 1000 immunoassay gave a falsely unsuppressed ACTH of 17.2 pg/mL, wrongly suggesting ACTH-dependent disease.
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