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Classical pitfalls include incorrect subtyping, unnecessary surgical procedures and delayed definite treatment.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>\n              <jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>A 43-year-old female suffered from a rapidly cycling ectopic CS. She experienced six cycles of severe hypercortisolism within a 2\u2009year period (maximum plasma cortisol 5316\u2009nmol\/L, normal range 124.2\u2013662.4\u2009nmol\/L; maximum urinary free cortisol 79,469\u2009nmol\/24\u2009h, normal range\u2009&lt;\u2009414\u2009nmol\/24\u2009h) lasting 2\u20139\u2009weeks. The episodes were associated with pronounced hypokalemia (lowest K<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup> value recorded 2.4\u2009mmol\/l) and progressive signs and symptoms of CS. A bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling (BIPSS) performed during a trough phase was false positive for pituitary ACTH overproduction resulting in unnecessary transsphenoidal surgery while a second BIPSS performed during an active phase was indicative for ectopic CS. The <jats:sup>18<\/jats:sup>F-DOPA PET\/CT showed a pancreatic lesion, which was subsequently partially removed. Surprisingly, the histopathology was conclusive for ACTH-positive lymph node metastasis located in the retro-duodenal tissue of an occult neuroendocrine tumor WHO grade II. The primary tumor has not been identified so far and, because of the persistent hypercortisolism, the patient underwent bilateral adrenalectomy. Two years later, ACTH levels started to increase progressively. Percutaneous biopsy of a newly identified suspected lesion in the fifth thoracic vertebra revealed a metastasis with positive staining for ACTH, synaptophysin and chromogranin A. Therapy with carboplatin and etoposide was started and, since then, the patient underwent 12\u2009cycles of chemotherapy.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>\n              <jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>We report the challenging case of a rapidly cycling CS secondary to ACTH-secreting neuroendocrine intestinal tumor of unknown primary. 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