hormone-producing tumor

Japanese: hormone-producing tumor(英語表記)hormoneproducingtumor
hormone-producing tumor

…Hormones are produced in specific organs, but when a tumor develops in that organ and begins to produce an excess of that hormone, it is called a hormone-producing tumor. On the other hand, when a tumor develops in an organ or tissue other than the specific organ and begins to produce a hormone that should not be produced there, the tumor is called an ectopic hormone-producing tumor. …

*Some of the terms that refer to "hormone-producing tumor" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ホルモンはそれぞれ特定の臓器で作られるが,その臓器に腫瘍ができ,そのホルモンを過剰に作り出すようになったとき,これをホルモン産生腫瘍hormone‐producing tumorという。一方,その特定の臓器とは異なった臓器や組織に腫瘍ができ,本来そこでは作らないはずのホルモンを産生するようになったとき,その腫瘍を異所性ホルモン産生腫瘍と呼ぶ。…

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