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1: Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2003 Jul;9(4):313-20. Links

Endocrine paraneoplastic syndromes in lung cancer.

Mazzone PJ, Arroliga AC.

Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA. mazzonp@ccf.org

Lung tumors are capable of synthesizing and secreting peptide proteins (hormones) that lead to a variety of endocrine paraneoplastic syndromes. Knowledge about the clinical manifestations, pathophysiology, and treatment of these syndromes has evolved over time. This article provides an up-to-date overview of this knowledge.

PMID: 12806246 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]