Paraneoplastic syndromes are groups of certain signs and symptoms that develop in some people with cancer. The name comes from the word “para” which means “alongside of,” and “neoplasm,” which means ...
Paraneoplastic syndromes are uncommon disorders that can arise with any cancer type but are more common with lung cancer. Cancer is a complex disease. Even more convoluted: its effects on the body.
Paraneoplastic syndrome is a rare and poorly understood systemic manifestation of malignancy that can involve multiple organ systems. [1] Detection of the underlying malignancy is key to treatment.
Background A 63-year-old woman with a history of metastatic breast cancer presented to the emergency department with chest pain in a band-like distribution. Within 1 day of presentation the patient ...
Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (or paraneoplastic neurological disorders), are a class of conditions which arise due to an autoimmune attack on neural tissue (amongst others) in response to ...
Background A 58-year-old woman presented with arthritis of the small joints of her hands and rapidly progressive joint contractures. She was wheelchair bound within 2 months of the onset of her ...
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Paraneoplastic syndromes are a group of rare disorders that occur in people who suffer from cancer. These syndromes commonly take place when cancer-fighting antibodies or white blood cells mistakenly ...
Multicyclic, dose-intensive chemotherapy supported by sequential reinfusion of hematopoietic progenitors in whole blood. A retrospective chart review was undertaken for 15 consecutive patients with ...
Timely intervention led to a recovery in rare diseases. A 43-year-old housewife in South Suburban Kolkata experienced stroke-like symptoms linked to breast cancer. Doctors discovered Paraneoplastic ...
A 29-year-old woman presented with a six-month history of painful oral and vulvar erosions, and itchy erythematosquamous eroded papules grouped at multiple locations (Figures 1A and 1B). Apart from ...
A group of rare disorders that are caused by an abnormal immune system response to a cancerous tumour ``neoplasm’’ is known as Paraneoplastic syndromes. The Paraneoplastic syndromes take place when ...
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