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Ectopic pituitary and hypothalamic hormone syndromes
1Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America
|September 1, 1987
Abstract:
The pathophysiology and diagnosis of ectopic hormone syndromes are discussed, and a classification of hypothalamic and pituitary ectopic syndromes is provided. Ectopic hypothalamic syndromes resulting from tumor elaboration of GRH, GnRH, CRF, and SRIF and ectopic pituitary hormone hypersecretion of GH, PRL, and TSH are reviewed comprehensively. A practical approach to the clinical work-up and management of these newly described disorders is provided.