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CONCEPTS IN ECTOPIC HORMONE PRODUCTION
Author(s) -
REES LESLEY H.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
clinical endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.055
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1365-2265
pISSN - 0300-0664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2265.1976.tb03845.x
Subject(s) - hormone , malignancy , endocrine system , medicine , endocrinology , biology , cancer research
SUMMARY Non‐endocrine tumours are capable of production of ectopic hormones, precursor molecules subunits and hormone‐related fragments. The measurement of these may provide biochemical markers of maligancy, allowing presymptomatic diagnosis which may lead ultimatley to an improved prognosis for the patient. The study of ectopic humoral syndromes may yield new insights into the nature of cellular differentiation and the fundamental process of malignant change.