Paraneoplastic syndromes are groups of certain signs and symptoms that develop in some people with cancer. The name comes from the word “para” which means “alongside of,” and “neoplasm,” which means ...

Background: A 58-year-old woman presented with arthritis of the small joints of her hands and rapidly progressive joint contractures. She was wheelchair bound within 2 months of the onset of her ...

January 21, 2010 — Positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) revealed malignant tumors in 18% of patients who had undergone prior evaluations negative for cancer, a new study ...

In this Healio Video Perspective from the Retina Society meeting, Carol Shields, MD, describes an interesting case she saw in her office. Shields said a middle-aged woman came in with dense, ...

Céline Dion recently was diagnosed with paraneoplastic syndrome. It is an uncommon disease that many do not know about. Today we learn about what is it like to live with paraneoplastic syndrome.

Bazex syndrome, also known as acrokeratosis paraneoplastica, is a rare paraneoplastic dermatosis that frequently heralds the presence of an underlying malignancy, most notably squamous cell carcinomas ...

Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) causes the body to attack nerves, resulting in muscle weakness in the arms and legs. It often occurs due to underlying conditions such as small cell lung ...

Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) is a common complication of small cell lung cancer (SCLC). It can cause many symptoms related to low sodium or other electrolyte ...

He came down with a bad case of blarney. An American cancer patient developed an “uncontrollable” Irish accent in a possible neurological disorder triggered by his immune system, according to ...