POMC and Hypertension: She experienced hypertension (in addition to obesity, dyslipidaemia and impaired glucose tolerance) and was later confirmed with ACTH-independent cortisol excess [lack of cortisol suppression at 1 mg dexamethasone testing of 13.9 (normal < 1.8 μg/dL)], noting bilateral adrenal tumors, of 4.7 cm (right), respectively, and of 1.6 cm (left) at CT.