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==What is a paraneoplastic syndrome?==
A neoplasm is an abnormal growth in your body that may be cancerous. If something is “neoplastic,” it has to do with the neoplasm. A paraneoplastic syndrome is a set of symptoms that are caused by a cancer. The symptoms happen in a different area of your body from your cancer.
Most people with cancer don’t get a paraneoplastic syndrome.
==Causes==
Paraneoplastic syndromes are caused by your cancer making hormones or your immune system making antibodies (substances that protect your body against certain infection) that flow through your blood
Paraneoplastic syndromes cause different symptoms depending on the tissues and organs they occur in
About 1 out of 5 people with cancer get a paraneoplastic syndrome—it's most common with lung cancer
==What are the symptoms of paraneoplastic syndromes?==
===General symptoms===
Fever
Night sweats
Loss of appetite
Weight loss
===Skin symptoms===
Itching
Skin flushing or blushing, causing your face, neck, or upper chest to become warm and red
You may get noncancerous skin bumps or shingles (a painful rash of fluid-filled blisters caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox)
===Neurologic (brain, spinal cord, and nerve) symptoms===
Weakness or loss of strength
Loss of feeling
Slower reflexes
Trouble using different parts of your body the way you want, such as your arms or legs
Trouble speaking
Dizziness
Double vision (when you see 2 of the same object) or being unable to control your eye movements
The cancer can cause these symptoms without pushing on your nerves or spinal cord
===Endocrine (hormone system) symptoms===
Weakness
Weight gain
High blood pressure or heart valve problems
Confusion
Kidney problems
Red, warm skin
Wheezing
Diarrhea
===Other symptoms===
Muscle swelling that causes weakness and soreness
Painful swelling of your joints that may change the shape of your fingers and toes
Changes to your blood cells (red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets)
==Sources==
*https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/quick-facts-cancer/overview-of-cancer/paraneoplastic-syndromes

Revision as of 16:00, 13 August 2019

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


What is a paraneoplastic syndrome?

A neoplasm is an abnormal growth in your body that may be cancerous. If something is “neoplastic,” it has to do with the neoplasm. A paraneoplastic syndrome is a set of symptoms that are caused by a cancer. The symptoms happen in a different area of your body from your cancer.

Most people with cancer don’t get a paraneoplastic syndrome.

Causes

Paraneoplastic syndromes are caused by your cancer making hormones or your immune system making antibodies (substances that protect your body against certain infection) that flow through your blood Paraneoplastic syndromes cause different symptoms depending on the tissues and organs they occur in About 1 out of 5 people with cancer get a paraneoplastic syndrome—it's most common with lung cancer

What are the symptoms of paraneoplastic syndromes?

General symptoms

Fever Night sweats Loss of appetite Weight loss

Skin symptoms

Itching Skin flushing or blushing, causing your face, neck, or upper chest to become warm and red You may get noncancerous skin bumps or shingles (a painful rash of fluid-filled blisters caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox)

Neurologic (brain, spinal cord, and nerve) symptoms

Weakness or loss of strength Loss of feeling Slower reflexes Trouble using different parts of your body the way you want, such as your arms or legs Trouble speaking Dizziness Double vision (when you see 2 of the same object) or being unable to control your eye movements The cancer can cause these symptoms without pushing on your nerves or spinal cord

Endocrine (hormone system) symptoms

Weakness Weight gain High blood pressure or heart valve problems Confusion Kidney problems Red, warm skin Wheezing Diarrhea

Other symptoms

Muscle swelling that causes weakness and soreness Painful swelling of your joints that may change the shape of your fingers and toes Changes to your blood cells (red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets)

Sources