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Neoplastic Endocrine-Like Syndromes
Medical Definition: | Endocrine syndromes due to hormone production by neoplasms of non-endocrine tissue, or by other than the usual endocrine tissues. They are often the first indication of a previously undetected neoplasm. |
Guide Notes: | do not use /blood supply /chem /second /secret /ultrastruct; coord IM with precoord organ/neopl term with /secret (IM) + histol type of neopl /secret (IM) + specific hormone /secret (IM) but ACTH SYNDROME, ECTOPIC is available |
Previously Indexed: | Hormones, Ectopic (1968-1972) |
ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic - Symptom complex due to ACTH production by non-pituitary neoplasms. | |
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome - A syndrome that is characterized by the triad of severe PEPTIC ULCER, hypersecretion of GASTRIC ACID, and GASTRIN-producing tumors of the PANCREAS or other tissue (GASTRINOMA). This syndrome may be sporadic or be associated with MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA TYPE 1. |
Neoplastic Endocrine-Like Syndromes Medical Definitions and Terms
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