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The production of calcitonin by small cell carcinoma is an important aspect of the ectopic production of peptides by tumoral tissue. Interestingly, small cell carcinoma of the lung can also produce other hormones, such as ACTH or ADH, and enzymes, such as histaminase; and this list is substantially extended elsewhere in this volume.
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Milhaud, G. (1985). Calcitonin in Human Malignancies. In: Havemann, K., Sorenson, G., Gropp, C. (eds) Peptide Hormones in Lung Cancer. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 99. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82533-0_7
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