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# serotonin, associated with the carcinoid syndrome. The incidence of clinically significant syndromes related to these factors ranges from 1 to 10% of all lung cancer patients. Any one of the histologic types of tumors may occasionally produce any one of the hormones, but tumors producing ACTH and ADH are predominantly small cell carcinomas and those producing hypercalcemia are mostly squamous cell tumors.</spoiler>

* <spoiler text="What is the prognosis for patients with bronchiogenic carcinoma?">The clinical course is somewhat variable but in general the prognosis is poor with a 5 year survival of approximately 9%.</spoiler>

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