Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy, spider naevi and oestrogen hyperexcretion associated with adenocarcinoma.
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We describe two patients with hypertrophic osteoarthropathy, spider naevi and elevated 24 h urinary oestrogen excretion associated with an adenocarcinoma. In one of the patients, the spider naevi and the clinical signs of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy disappeared and the 24 h urinary oestrogen returned to normal following removal of the tumour.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 61 719 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1985