E34.2: Ectopic hormone secretion, not elsewhere classified

In the body there are various glands that produce hormones. Hormones are important messengers. They carry information between various organs. In this way, hormones control many bodily functions.

There are various conditions that involve hormones being produced in an unusual place in the body. For example, some new tissue growths can produce hormones. Or gland tissue may appear in an unusual place in the body and produce hormones there.

The symptoms can vary widely, depending on which hormone is being produced. It is also possible that you have no symptoms at all.

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