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2015, Volume 31, Supplement
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DOI: 10.5146/tjpath.2015.01322 |
Syndromes that Link the Endocrine System and Genitourinary Tract |
Yasemin Özlük, Işın Kılıçaslan |
Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, İstanbul, Turkey |
Keywords: Urogenital system, Endocrine system, SDH, TMEM127, VHL |
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The endocrine system and genitourinary tract unite in various syndromes. Genitourinary malignancies may cause paraneoplastic endocrine
syndromes by secreting hormonal substances. These entities include Cushing`s syndrome, hypercalcemia, hyperglycemia, polycythemia,
hypertension, and inappropriate ADH or HCG production. The most important syndromic scenarios that links these two systems are
hereditary renal cancer syndromes with specific genotype/phenotype correlation. There are also some very rare entities in which endocrine
and genitourinary systems are involved such as Carney complex, congenital adrenal hyperplasia and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome. We will
review all the syndromes regarding manifestations present in endocrine and genitourinary organs. |
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