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To date, only 5 cases have been published in the literature featuring ectopic ACTH secretion from metastatic acinic cell carcinoma (ACC) of the parotid gland. We hereby describe a very uncommon case of ectopic CS (ECS) unveiling a metastatic parotid ACC. <jats:italic>Case Presentation.<\/jats:italic> A 46-year-old man with hypertension and dyslipidemia diagnosed 4-months before, as well as new-onset diabetes mellitus unveiled 1-month earlier, was referred to emergency department for hypokalemia. Hormonal study and dynamic biochemical tests performed indicated ECS. Imaging and cytological findings pointed toward a likely primary right parotid malignancy with liver metastases. Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy has shown an increased uptake in the parotid gland and mild expression in liver metastasis. The patient underwent right parotidectomy, and histopathologic examination confirmed ACC. Meanwhile, hypercortisolism was managed with metyrapone, ketoconazole, and lanreotide. Despite chemotherapy onset, a rapid disease progression and clinical course deterioration was observed. <jats:italic>Conclusion.<\/jats:italic> The present report highlights a rare ECS, exposing a metastatic parotid ACC, with an aggressive and challenging clinical course, representing the first case whose diagnosis of ECS came prior to ACC.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1155\/2019\/3196283","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,10,15]],"date-time":"2019-10-15T19:30:24Z","timestamp":1571167824000},"page":"1-7","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Ectopic Cushing\u2019s Syndrome Unveiling a Metastatic Parotid Carcinoma"],"prefix":"10.1155","volume":"2019","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5849-722X","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Sofia","family":"Castro Oliveira","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Centro Hospitalar Universit\u00e1rio de S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o (CHSJ), Porto, 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