Ectopic secretion of calcitonin.
In 7 out of 25 unselected patients (28%) with a malignant disease, the circulating calcitonin level had increased. Pentagastrin i.v. gave no elevation of the calcitonin level comparable to the response in patients with medullary carcinoma of thyroid.
D000368:Aged; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006729:Hormones, Ectopic / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D010418:Pentagastrin; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism
D006729:Hormones, Ectopic; D002116:Calcitonin; D010418:Pentagastrin