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A Refractory Leg Skin Ulcer Associated With Multiple Myeloma Successfully Treated With Plasma Exchange, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone

open access: yesJEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Multiple myeloma (MM) is a malignant plasma cell disorder that primarily presents with CRAB symptoms (calcium elevation, renal failure, anemia, and bone abnormalities). In rare cases, MM manifests with systemic complications like skin ulcers, which present management challenges. Here, we report a 78‐year‐old Japanese man with MM and refractory
Naoko Hattori   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Alcohol-responsive Action Myoclonus of the Leg in Prostate Cancer: A Novel Paraneoplastic Syndrome?

open access: yesTremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, 2015
Background: Paraneoplastic movement disorders in prostate cancer are rare, and to our knowledge paraneoplastic myoclonus has not previously been reported.
Pichet Termsarasab, Steven J. Frucht
doaj   +1 more source

A case of suspected paraneoplastic nerve syndrome associated with prostate cancer or opsoclonus‐myoclonus syndrome associated with COVID‐19 infection, but symptoms improved after treatment of both

open access: yesIJU Case Reports
Introduction Paraneoplastic neurological syndrome is a type of neurological syndrome that occurs in patients with cancer; however, it is rarely associated with prostate cancer. We herein report a rare case of this condition.
Naoya Tomomasa   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mucocutaneous Paraneoplastic Syndrome Secondary to Classical Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

open access: yesClinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2019
Paraneoplastic syndromes may be the only presenting manifestation of an otherwise occult malignancy. This case report highlights a patient presenting to the emergency department with an atypical, multi-system disease, ultimately leading to a diagnosis of
Jenna Jurkovic, Michael Cirone
doaj   +1 more source

Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma

open access: yesMuscle &Nerve, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Thymoma is the most common tumor of the anterior mediastinum. Approximately 20%–30% of patients with a thymoma develop myasthenia gravis (MG), and an additional one third may possess positive acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibodies without MG.
Benjamin Claytor   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paraneoplastic neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder associated with breast cancer

open access: yesClinical Interventions in Aging, 2019
Junliang Yuan, Zejin Jia, Wei Qin, Wenli HuDepartment of Neurology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, People’s Republic of ChinaAbstract: Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a group of inflammatory
Yuan J, Jia Z, Qin W, Hu W
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Paraneoplastic syndromes associated with tumors of the digestive system

open access: yesUniversidad Médica Pinareña, 2021
Introduction: paraneoplastic syndromes are sets of signs and symptoms affecting cancer patients, which do not depend directly on the tumor. Objective: to describe paraneoplastic syndromes associated with digestive system tumors.
Roxana Vitón-Moreno   +1 more
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Pure red cell aplasia and seronegative myasthenia gravis in association with thymoma

open access: yesJournal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2020
Pure red cell aplasia is an uncommon paraneoplastic syndrome of thymoma. Myasthenia gravis is the most common paraneoplastic syndrome associated with thymoma. We present a case of a 79-year-old Pacific Islander female who presented with profound fatigue,
Sun Yong Lee   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Thrombocytosis and tumour distribution predict outcome in dogs with hepatocellular carcinoma: A multi‐institutional retrospective analysis

open access: yesVeterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common canine hepatobiliary tumour. This study aimed to determine which criteria influenced outcome of HCC in a modern population of dogs across eight institutions. Methods The medical records of 106 dogs with HCC were retrospectively reviewed.
Emily A. Janik   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nephrotic Syndrome Associated with Thymoma

open access: yesJournal of Cancer Research and Practice, 2014
Thymoma is associated with a wide variety of paraneoplastic syndromes such as myasthenia gravis, pure red cell aplasia, and hypogammaglobulinemia. Paraneoplastic glomerulonephritis is a rare clinical presentation of malignancy.
Sheng-Yen Hsiao   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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