This report describes a 63-yr-old man with lung cancer accompanying hypertension,
hyperpigmentation, muscle weakness, psychosis, hypokalemia, hyperglycemia …

BACKGROUND: Small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) is frequently associated with a
paraneoplastic syndrome. CASE REPORT: We report on a rare case of SCLC presenting …

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC), which originated from neuroendocrine tissue, can develop
into paraneoplastic endocrine syndromes, such as Cushing syndrome, because of an …

Background: Small-cell lung cancer accounts for 15–20% of all lung cancers, and it is the
cell type most commonly associated with paraneoplastic syndrome. Small-cell lung cancer …

Paraneoplastic syndromes are frequently observed in lung cancer, especially in small cell
lung cancer (SCLC). Although there have been many reports on paraneoplastic syndromes …

A 54-year-old woman had been given a diagnosis with scleroderma and interstitial
pneumonia due to scleroderma when she was 45 years old. Thirst, with resulting polydipsia …

A 60-year-old Japanese male presented with swelling of bilateral cervical lymph nodes was
subsequently diagnosed as the late stage of primary small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC). He …

BACKGROUND Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) accounts for 15% of lung cancers, and it
commonly expresses peptide and protein factors that are active as hormones. These …

Two cases of small cell carcinoma of the lung associated with the ectopic production of
multiple hormones are reported. Both tumors were shown to contain significant amounts of …

Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone secretion is responsible for 12% to 17% of all cases of
the Cushing syndrome. One of the most commonly described causes of ectopic …