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Paraneoplastic syndromes [PDF]
Current Opinion in Immunology, 1997 Paraneoplastic syndromes (i.e. organ/tissue disorders associated with cancer) affecting the nervous system are thought to be the result of an autoimmune response triggered by specific cancer antigens. Several of these antigens have recently been identified and include the Hu, Yo and Ri proteins, with the Hu antigens being the best studied. Immunization
J O, Dalmau, J B, Posner
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The Oncologist, EarlyView., 2021 Abstract Background Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) standard of care includes multikinase inhibitors (MKIs), which can exacerbate disease‐related diarrhea, primarily because of non‐RET kinase inhibition. We report diarrhea and other patient‐reported outcomes (PROs) with selpercatinib, a highly selective RET inhibitor, among patients with RET‐mutant MTC ...
Lori J. Wirth +10 more
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Diagnosis and treatment of paraneoplastic neurological disorders [PDF]
, 2004 In about two thirds of cases, patients with paraneoplastic neurological disorders present to the neurologist without a known tumor. Due to the ongoing immune response, this tumor tends to stay biologically relatively benign, and therefore difficult to ...
Voltz, R., Graus, F.
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Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Ataxia and the Paraneoplastic Syndromes [PDF]
Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings, 2015 Paraneoplastic cerebellar ataxia, also known as paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration, is one of the wide array of paraneoplastic neurological syndromes in which neurological symptoms are indirectly caused by an underlying malignancy, most commonly gynecological, breast, or lung cancer or Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Sadaf, Afzal +2 more
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Stiff Person Syndrome and Acetylcholine Receptor Ganglionic Neuronal Antibodies
Case Reports in Neurology, 2020 The association between stiff person syndrome and paraneoplastic syndromes has been described, linking intracellular or extracellular antibodies. We describe the case of a 64-year-old woman with stiff person syndrome and positivity for acetylcholine ...
Jacobo Lester +2 more
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Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2023 Small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) is a neuroendocrine carcinoma with a poor prognosis and is a common cause of paraneoplastic syndromes. Paraneoplastic syndromes are characterized by neurological and endocrinological problems in patients with malignancy ...
Yasuharu Oda +9 more
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Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes [PDF]
Current Opinion in Neurology, 2012 This review describes relevant advances in paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (PNS) with emphasis on particular syndromes and the impact of antibodies against surface antigens in their management.PNS may present with symptoms that do not raise the suspicion of a paraneoplastic origin.
Francesc, Graus, Josep, Dalmau
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Paraneoplastic leukemoid reaction in a patient with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung
Clinical Case Reports, 2020 Paraneoplastic syndromes in lung malignancies can lead to leukemoid reaction with an elevation of eosinophils, neutrophils, and monocytes. The elevation of these three lineages together due to paraneoplastic syndromes has not been described in literature
Christopher El Mouhayyar +5 more
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Paraneoplastic syndromes associated with tumors of the digestive system
Universidad 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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Mucocutaneous Paraneoplastic Syndrome Secondary to Classical Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Clinical 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
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