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My doctor told me that my extra ACTH is not produced in my pituitary gland. What is going on?

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My doctor told me that my extra ACTH is not produced in my pituitary gland. What is going on?

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Another way your body can make ACTH is called ectopic production of ACTH. This means that ACTH is made from tumors elsewhere in the body, usually (but not always) in the lungs. This causes Cushing’s syndrome and may alert your doctor to the presence of a tumor.