A 65-year-old male diagnosed by biopsy a case of squamous cell carcinoma of lung, has very high serum calcium levels. Probable cause is?
Correct Answer: Parathyroid hormone-related peptide
Description: Paraneoplastic syndromes The most impoant mechanism is the synthesis of a parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) by tumor cells (Commonly in Squamous cell carcinoma) leading to Hypercalcaemia.
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