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Endocrine Hyperfunctional Syndromes by Ectopic Hormone Formation (Paraneoplastic Syndromes)

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Clinical Endocrinology

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Ectopic formation of hormones means the production of most probably normal hormones by tumors of tissues which normally form no hormones or different hormones. These tumors are with few exceptions malignant.

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Labhart, A. (1974). Endocrine Hyperfunctional Syndromes by Ectopic Hormone Formation (Paraneoplastic Syndromes). In: Clinical Endocrinology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-96158-8_16

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