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Paraneoplastic syndromes
Author(s) -
Hollis A.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
equine veterinary education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2042-3292
pISSN - 0957-7734
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-3292.2010.00184.x
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , pathophysiology , pathology , disease , cancer , dermatology
Summary A paraneoplastic syndrome is a disease or symptom that is a consequence of the presence of neoplasia, but is not due to the local presence of neoplastic cells. The pathophysiology of paraneoplastic syndromes is complex. Paraneoplastic syndromes may precede the detection of an active malignancy, and thorough investigation is therefore warranted to determine the cause of any clinical sign whose cause is not immediately apparent.