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Review
. 1991 Sep;20(3):473-87.

Ectopic production of calciotropic peptides

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Review

Ectopic production of calciotropic peptides

G R Mundy. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 1991 Sep.

Abstract

Tumors are frequently associated with factors that affect bone cell function and calcium homeostasis. As a result, many patients with cancer develop paraneoplastic syndromes. The commonest is hypercalcemia of malignancy. Other related paraneoplastic syndromes are hypocalcemia, hypophosphatemia, and osteomalacia.

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