SOME UNUSUAL SYNDROMES ASSOCIATED WITH NEOPLASTIC DISEASE
Authors: G L GOLD, B I SHNIDER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1959)

Article1 November 1959SOME UNUSUAL SYNDROMES ASSOCIATED WITH NEOPLASTIC DISEASEG. LENNARD GOLD, M.D., BRUCE I. SHNIDER, M.D.G. LENNARD GOLD, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, BRUCE I. SHNIDER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-51-5-890 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIt is usual for patients with malignant neoplasms to present with symptoms and signs produced by the anatomic location of their tumor or its metastases. Occasionally, as is the case with functioning endocrine tumors, the products of the neoplastic growths are responsible for many of the manifestations.More recently, several abnormalities of body metabolism have been recognized in some people afflicted with neoplastic growths. Cerebellar degeneration and various neurologic syndromes have been reported in association with malignant tumors, despite the fact that no metastatic deposits could be found. Cushing's syndrome, mineralocorticoid abnormalities, hypoglycemia, hypercalcemia and polycythemia have been recorded in...Bibliography1. Thorne MG: Cushing's syndrome associated with bronchial carcinoma, Guy's Hosp. Rep. 101: 251, 1952. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. Brown HW: A case of pluriglandular syndrome: "diabetes of bearded women," Lancet 2: 1022, 1928. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital, weekly clinicopathological exercises, New England J. Med. 248: 29, 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. KovachKyle RDLH: Cushing's syndrome and bronchogenic carcinoma, Am. J. Med. 24: 981, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. White AG: Diabetes insipidus associated with edema, New England J. Med. 250: 633, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Washington, D. C.*Received for publication June 1, 1959.Presented at the Fortieth Annual Session of The American College of Physicians, Chicago, Illinois, April 22, 1959.From the Department of Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, and the Cancer Chemotherapy Research Program, Georgetown University Medical Division, District of Columbia General Hospital, Washington, D. C.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Bruce I. Shnider, M.D., District of Columbia General Hospital, Washington 3, D. C. 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H.An Analysis of Medical Problems In CancerIncreased insulin-like activity of the serum in a patient with spontaneous hypoglycemia associated with a retroperitoneal fibrosarcomaHYPERFUNCTION OF THE ADRENAL CORTEX WITH ADRENAL METASTASES 1 November 1959Volume 51, Issue 5Page: 890-896KeywordsHospital medicineHypercalcemiaHypoglycemiaMalignant tumorsMineralocorticoidsPhosphatesPolycythemiaSarcomaSigns and symptomsThrombocytosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1959 PDF downloadLoading ...