Paraneoplastic Syndromes Flashcards
1
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ACTH/ACTH-like peptide
A
Cushing’s syndrome (small cell lung carcinoma)
2
Q
ADH
A
SIADH (small cell lung carcinoma, intracranial neoplasms)
3
Q
PTHrP
A
hypercalcemia (SCC lung, renal cell carcinoma, breast cancer)
4
Q
Calcitriol
A
hypercalcemia (Hodgkin’s, some non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas)
5
Q
Erythropoietin
A
polycythemia (renal cell carcinoma, hemangioblastoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, pheochromocytoma)
6
Q
Pre-synaptic NMJ calcium channel anti-bodies
A
Lambert-Eaton syndrome (small cell lung carcinoma)