Hormone/other disturbances from tumors Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
Small cell lung carcinoma
A
Cushing’s syndrome (high ACTH)
2
Q
Small cell lung carcinoma
Intracranial neoplasm
A
SIADH oliguria (high ADH)
3
Q
Squamous cell lung carcinoma
Renal cell carcinoma
Breast carcinoma
A
Hypercalcemia (high PTH related peptide, TGF-Beta, TNF, IL-1)
4
Q
Renal cell carcinoma
Hemangioblastoma
Heaptocellular carcinoma
Pheochromocytoma
A
Polycythemia (high EPO)
5
Q
Thyoma
Small cell lung carcinoma
A
Lambert-Eaton syndrome (muscle weakness)
From antibodies against Ca2+ channels at neuromuscular junction
6
Q
Leukemias and Lymphomas
A
Gout, urate nephropathy
from hyperuricemia due to excess nucelic acid turnover
