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Research Article| Volume 4, ISSUE 4, P775-786, December 1984

Ectopic Hormones as Tumor Markers

  • William Z. Borer
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    Corresponding author: Division of Clinical Pathology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California 91010
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    Section Head, Clinical Chemistry, Division of Clinical Pathology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-2712(18)30901-6
Ectopic Hormones as Tumor Markers
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      Certain cancers are able to synthesize, store, and secrete peptide hormones. In some cases the hormones possess sufficient biologic activity to produce identifiable paraneoplastic syndromes. Occasionally the measurement of one or more of these hormones in the plasma or serum is clinically useful for monitoring tumor activity.
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