1. Large Cell Carcinoma With Calcitonin and Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide–Associated Verner-Morrison Syndrome 
Keith W. Pratz, MD, Cynthia Ma, MD, Marie-Christine Aubry, MD, Terri J. Vrtiska, MD, Charles Erlichman, MD 
Mayo Clinic Proceedings 
Volume 80, Issue 1, Pages (January 2005)
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Chest x-ray film on admission shows normal findings except for postoperative changes of the vertebrectomy.
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3. Figure 2
Chest computed tomogram shows nodules in 2 slices of the right upper lung.
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4. Figure 3
Left, Intermediate-power photomicrograph of malignant neoplasm within paratracheal lymph node shows lack of glandular or squamous differentiation. The cells are large and pleomorphic with areas of necrosis (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification ×100). Right, Neoplastic cells, diffusely positive for chromogranin, show neuroendocrine differentiation by immunohistochemistry (chromogranin, original magnification ×100).
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5. Figure 4
Endocrine tumor markers. Initiation of chemotherapy was on hospital day 11. We observed a substantial decline in tumor marker levels within 3 days. VIP = vasoactive intestinal polypeptide.
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