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Swollen limbs and bone pain : a case report [PDF]

, 2005
A 50 year old man presented with peripheral oedema, abdominal distension and a pulmonary opacity on CXR. He subsequently perforated his sigmoid colon as a complication of diverticulitis with pericolic abscess. After colectomy his postoperative period was
Cacciottolo, Joseph M., Debono, Miguel, Sammut, David   +2 more
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Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes

Ceylon Medical Journal, 2009
Almost any part of the nervous system can be affected by paraneoplastic syndromes. It is important to recognise paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (PNS), for several reasons. They usually predate symptoms of the malignancy, and identification should lead to a search for the primary tumour.
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Retrospective Evaluation of Dual Specialty Ports in Therapeutic Apheresis

Journal of Clinical Apheresis, Volume 41, Issue 3, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Dual specialty ports were evaluated for safety and efficacy in therapeutic apheresis by analyzing outcomes across 97 port placement events in 88 patients, focusing on two configurations: dual Bard PowerFlow (BP2) and a combination of Bard PowerFlow with AngioDynamics SmartPort (BP + AD).
Mugtaba Swar‐Eldahab, Barnabas Obeng‐Gyasi, Paul Haste, Matthew Krosin   +3 more
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A paraneoplastic manifestation of metastatic breast cancer responding to endocrine therapy: a case report

World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2008
Background Many cancers are known to be associated with paraneoplastic syndromes. These syndromes are usually treated by chemotherapy with or without immunosupression but they often respond poorly.
Cheung KL, Haynes Andrew P, Wood Joanna P   +2 more
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Prevalence and Prognostic Impact of the Coexistence of Cachexia and Sarcopenia in Patients With Chronic Liver Diseases

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, Volume 17, Issue 3, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Cachexia and sarcopenia are prevalent, inflammation‐linked syndromes in chronic liver disease that worsen outcomes. To our knowledge, their coexistence in a single chronic liver disease cohort has not been systematically examined.
Takatsugu Tanaka, Goki Suda, Masatsugu Ohara, Daisuke Yokoyama, Shoichi Kitano, Osamu Maehara, Tomoka Yoda, Qingjie Fu, Zijian Yang, Naohiro Yasuura, Akimitsu Meno, Takashi Sasaki, Risako Kohya, Takashi Kitagataya, Naoki Kawagishi, Masato Nakai, Takuya Sho, Shunsuke Ohnishi, Naoya Sakamoto   +18 more
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PARANEOPLASTIC NEUROLOGIC SYNDROMES

Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America, 1996
Malignancies may produce indirect effects on the central and peripheral nervous systems, as well as on muscle. Certain autoantibodies have been detected in some of these paraneoplastic syndromes, and these antibodies most likely play a role in their pathogenesis.
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Mechanistic characterization of a Drosophila model of paraneoplastic nephrotic syndrome

Nature Communications
Paraneoplastic syndromes occur in cancer patients and originate from dysfunction of organs at a distance from the tumor or its metastasis. A wide range of organs can be affected in paraneoplastic syndromes; however, the pathological mechanisms by which ...
Jun Xu, Ying Liu, Fangying Yang, Yurou Cao, Weihang Chen, Joshua Shing Shun Li, Shuai Zhang, Aram Comjean, Yanhui Hu, Norbert Perrimon   +9 more
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Increased Prevalence of Extrathymic Neoplasms in Myasthenia Gravis Patients‐A Population‐Based, Matched Case–Control Study

Muscle &Nerve, Volume 73, Issue 6, Page 1016-1024, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction/Aims Myasthenia gravis (MG) is associated with thymic neoplasms. However, an increased prevalence of extrathymic neoplasms has also been reported. This study aimed to evaluate the rates of malignancy in MG patients while accounting for risk factors such as disease characteristics and immunomodulatory treatments.
Keshet Pardo, Tasneem Kab, Mark A. Hellmann, Itay Lotan, Tzippy Shochat, Nadav Loebl, Bar Yacobi, Yitzhak Friedman, Leor Perl, Nitai Shimon, Yiska Loewenberg Weisband, Liya Bieber, Eitan Auriel, Adi Wilf‐Yarkoni   +13 more
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Paraneoplastic syndromes in childhood neuroblastoma

Journal of Education, Health and Sport
INTRODUCTION: Neuroblastoma is a malignant tumor primarily affecting infants. Originating from embryonic cells of the sympathetic nervous system, NB commonly arises in the adrenal glands, followed by the abdomen, mediastinum, head, and neck.
Natalia Małek, Sara Emerla, Aleksandra Brożyna, Anita Kwiatkowska, Arkadiusz Bydliński, Konrad Karłowicz, Maria Hermanowska, Julia Lubomirska, Patrycja Figurowska, Łukasz Ciulkiewicz, Patryk Pluta   +10 more
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Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP): A Comprehensive Review of Types, Pathophysiology, and Treatment Approaches

Brain and Behavior, Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2026.
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy is an autoimmune disorder causing demyelination, leading to distal weakness, sensory loss, and autonomic dysfunction. Immune activation triggers macrophage‐mediated myelin damage and conduction failure.
Ayesha Khan, Arsal Khan, Kuldeep Dalpat Rai, Anzel Saeed, Harsh Kumar, Aneesh Kumar Sangtiani, Tehreem Fatima, Muhammad Tanveer Alam, Faiza Rajput, Sakshi Chawla, Hussain Haider Shah, Humaira Kalam   +11 more
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