Paraneoplastic syndrome causes

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Paraneoplastic syndrome Microchapters

Patient Information

Overview

Classification

Endocrine
Musculocutaneous
Neurological
Hematological
Others

Causes

Differential diagnosis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Gertrude Djouka, M.D.[2]

Common Causes

The major causes of paraneoplastic syndrome include:

Causes by Organ System

Dermatologic Dermatomyositis, Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
Ear Nose Throat Oropharyngeal cancer
Endocrine Medullary thyroid cancer, Adrenal cancer


Gastroenterologic Pancreatic cancer, Other GI cancers
Hematologic Myeloproliferative disorders, Myeloma, Melanoma, Lymphoma, HTLV-associated Lymphoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Cancers of the T-cells , Adult T-cell leukemia, Acute myeloid leukemia,
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic Teratoma, Sarcomas, Ewing sarcoma
Neurologic Brain Cancer
Obstetric/Gynecologic ovarian cancer, Endometrial cancer
Oncologic Breast cancer
Pulmonary Small cell lung cancer, Pancoast's tumour, Oat cell carcinoma, Non-small cell lung cancer, Malignant Mesothelioma, Bronchial carcinoid
Renal/Electrolyte Kidney cancer
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy No underlying causes
Urologic Ureteral cancer, Prostate cancer, Bladder cancer
Miscellaneous Thymoma, Testicular germ-cell tumors

Causes in Alphabetical Order


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