Ectopic hormone syndrome

Japanese: ectopic hormone syndrome(英語表記)ectopichormonesyndrome
Ectopic hormone syndrome

...The hormones produced are diverse, including ACTH, vasopressin, calcitonin, and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), and some tumors produce multiple hormones at the same time. When symptoms appear due to the hormones produced, this is called ectopic hormone syndrome, but only a small proportion of patients with malignant tumors experience such symptoms. However, even in cases where symptoms are not observed, hormones are frequently detected in tumor tissue, so it is thought that hormone production may be a common phenomenon in malignant tumors. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "ectopic hormone syndrome" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…作られるホルモンは,ACTHのほか,バソプレシン,カルシトニン,ヒト絨毛(じゆうもう)性ゴナドトロピン(hCG)など多様であり,複数のホルモンを同時に産生している腫瘍もある。産生されるホルモンによって症状が現れる場合,これを異所性ホルモン症候群ectopic hormone syndromeというが,このような症状が出るのは悪性腫瘍患者のごく一部にすぎない。しかし症状がみられない場合でも,腫瘍組織中からは高率にホルモンが検出されることから,ホルモンの産生は悪性腫瘍にとっては一般的な現象ではないかと考えられている。…

※「ectopic hormone syndrome」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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