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Medical Case Studies
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Medical Case Studies
Paraneoplastic disease
Paraneoplastic syndrome
A paraneoplastic syndrome is a disease or symptom that is the consequence of the presence of cancer in the body, but is not due to the local presence of cancer cells. These phenomena are mediated by humoral factors excreted by tumor cells or by an immune response against the tumor. Paraneoplastic syndromes are typical among middle aged to older patients, and they most commonly present with cancers of the lung, breast, ovaries or lymphatic system. Sometimes the symptoms of paraneoplastic syndromes show even before the diagnosis of a malignancy.
Paraneoplastic disease - List of case studies
- Axonal and Demyelinative Sensorimotor Neuropathy
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Does not take drugs regularly. No neurological disease in the family. Rt. Handed. Current ... nonprogressive nature of the process would be unusual), paraneoplastic disease and HIV infection (both of which have been ...
- Chronic relapsing, non progressing eruption of purpuric papulovesicular lesions
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1) What do you think is the cause of the disease? 2) Is there a treatment that leads to final recovery? 3) What are ... B and C antibodies. Due to drug eruption ? Paraneoplastic eruption ? Given the protracted course this possibility is ...
- Cerebral Atrophy
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nystagmus, dysphagia and hyperreflexia. Although the disease has progressed the patient is not severely disabled at this time. ... negative according to the request for consultation include paraneoplastic antibodies, acetylcholine receptor antibodies, genes for ...