Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes

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Is a:

Disease or Syndrome

Definition:

Syndromes resulting from inappropriate production of hormones or hormone-like materials by neoplasms in non-endocrine tissues or not by the usual endocrine glands. Such hormone outputs are called ectopic hormone (hormones, ectopic) secretion.

Synonyms:

Ectopic Hormone Syndrome
Ectopic Hormone Syndromes
Endocrine Syndrome, Paraneoplastic
Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndrome
Syndrome, Ectopic Hormone
Syndrome, Paraneoplastic Endocrine
Syndromes, Ectopic Hormone
Syndromes, Paraneoplastic Endocrine

Broader Topics:

Endocrine Gland Neoplasms
Paraneoplastic Syndromes

Narrower Topics:

ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome

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