Paraneoplastic syndromes in cancer: CASE 1. Polycythemia as a result of ectopic erythropoietin production in metastatic pancreatic carcinoid tumor

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2240-2242

  Samyn, I ^a   Fontaine, C ^a   Van Tussenbroek, F ^a   Pipeleers Marichal, M ^a   De Greve J ^a  

^a Departments of Medical Oncology and Hematology Radiology and Anatomopathyology Oncologic Center Laarbeeklaan Belgium ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE; MITOMYCIN C; HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARCINOID; CASE REPORT; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; PANCREAS TUMOR; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; POLYCYTHEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ECTOPIC HORMONE PRODUCTION; LIVER TUMOR; METABOLISM; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

CARCINOID TUMOR; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FEMALE; HORMONES, ECTOPIC; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PARANEOPLASTIC ENDOCRINE SYNDROMES; POLYCYTHEMIA;

EID: 2942666224     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2004.10.031     Document Type: Article

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