Diseases

Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes

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.

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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.

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8 entry terms
  • Ectopic Hormone Syndromes
  • Ectopic Hormone Syndrome
  • Endocrine Syndrome, Paraneoplastic
  • Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndrome
  • Syndrome, Ectopic Hormone
  • Syndrome, Paraneoplastic Endocrine
  • Syndromes, Ectopic Hormone
  • Syndromes, Paraneoplastic Endocrine

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate with precoordinated organ/neoplasm term + histological type of neoplasm + specific hormone; ACTH SYNDROME, ECTOPIC is also available

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History Note

2005 (1973)

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Previous Indexing

  • Hormones, Ectopic (1968-1972)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009384. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009384
  2. Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54973435