Paraneoplastic syndromes
Syndrome | Mechanism | Example
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Cushing's Syndrome
| ACTH-like substance
| Lung (oat cell) carcinoma
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Hypercalcemia
| Parathormone-like substance
| Lung (squamous cell) carcinoma
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Hyponatremia
| Inappropriate ADH secretion
| Lung (oat cell) carcinoma
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Polycythemia
| Erythropoietin-like substance
| Renal cell carcinoma
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Trousseau's Syndrome
| Hypercoagulable state
| Various carcinomas
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Hypoglycemia
| Insulin-like substance
| Various carcinomas and sarcomas
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Carcinoid Syndrome
| 5-hydroxy-indoleacetic acid (5-HIAA)
| Metastatic malignant carcinoid tumors
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