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nbme20/Block 2/Question#40 (reveal difficulty score)
A 70-year-old man has a 3-month history of ...
Squamous cell carcinoma ๐Ÿ” / ๐Ÿ“บ / ๐ŸŒณ / ๐Ÿ“–
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Squamous cell carcinoma characteristics: cavitation, hypercalcemia, associated with smoking.

Small cell may actually produce antibodies against presynaptic Ca channels.

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smc213  Increased PTHrP seen in squamous cell lung cancer leads to increased Ca2+ levels +10



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to add : it also ARISE FROM BRONCHUS and that is described in the qx.

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