Due to its unique clinical, immunological and molecular genetic characteristics, biclonal lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma/Waldenström macroglobulinemia (LPL/WM) with polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal protein and skin changes (POEMS ...
Qiulan Wang +3 more
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Temporal dispersion in demyelination of POEMS syndrome and Castleman disease
Objective: We detailed the electrophysiological patterns of peripheral nerve temporal dispersion across spectrum of POEMS syndrome and Castleman disease (CD).
Yue Hui Lau +4 more
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High-dose therapy and autologous stem cell transplantation in patients with POEMS syndrome: a retrospective study of the Plasma Cell Disorder sub-committee of the Chronic Malignancy Working Party of the European Society for Blood & Marrow Transplantation [PDF]
POEMS syndrome is a rare para-neoplastic syndrome secondary to a plasma cell dyscrasia. Effective treatment can control the diseaserelated symptom complex.
Abraham, Julie +21 more
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POEMS syndrome presents with a distended abdomen: A case report
POEMS syndrome is a rare, serious, multisystem disorder and its diagnosis is frequently missed due to its varied clinical presentation. We report here, a 69-year-old woman with initial complaints of distended abdomen, who was misdiagnosed with ...
Wenshu Wang, Gui-Lan Yang
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Pulmonary manifestations of POEM syndrome: a retrospective analysis of 282 cases
Background Polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes (POEMS) syndrome is a rare multisystemic clonal plasma cell disorder.
Yilin Huang +3 more
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Regular assessment of serum vascular endothelial growth factor levels to monitor POEMS syndrome
To investigate the utility of regular serum VEGF (sVEGF) levels assessment in the monitoring of POEMS syndrome. We retrospectively reviewed data of 30 patients with POEMS syndrome whose sVEGF was tested regularly every 6 months.
Francesco Gentile +8 more
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POEMS syndrome misdiagnosed as diabetic peripheral neuropathy: A case report
POEMS syndrome is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome caused by potential plasma cell diseases. It is mainly manifested as polyneuropathy and monoclonal plasma cell-proliferative disorder, may also be accompanied by Castleman diseases, sclerosing bone lesions,
Jiaojiao Yang +2 more
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Jackson Mark, The Age of Stress: Science and the Search for Stability (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013), pp. 311, £35, hardback, ISBN: 978-0-19-958862-6. [PDF]
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Honigsbaum, M
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POEMS syndrome is an acronym for polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes. It is a rare paraneoplastic disorder related to plasma cell neoplasm. However, its pathophysiology has not yet been clearly elucidated.
Y. Kim
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POEMS SYNDROME: AN UPDATE [PDF]
POEMS syndrome is a rare, chronic and disabling condition. The causes of this condition remain unknown; however, chronic overproduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines appears to be a major contributor. Early diagnosis is essential to start treatment before the clinical condition of the patient becomes compromised.A complete evaluation of the disease at ...
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