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 ...

For over 100 years, scientists have known that a rare and ugly relationship exists between certain cancers occurring outside the central nervous system and any related nervous system damage. In these ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Increasing diagnoses of paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes in the U.S. correlates to heightened awareness by ...

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 ...

Paraneoplastic autoimmune dermatological conditions represent a heterogeneous group of skin and mucosal disorders that arise in the context of an underlying neoplasm. These conditions are not caused ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In this Healio Video Perspective from the Retina Society meeting, Carol Shields, MD, describes an interesting ...

Pembrolizumab in patients with recurrent thymic carcinoma: Results of a phase II study. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not include a full text ...

Inflammatory musculoskeletal conditions may be the presenting feature in the aging population as part of a paraneoplastic picture. Rare reports of polymyalgia rheumatica (described above) and the more ...

The author(s) indicated no potential conflicts of interest. Corresponding author: Johnny Chun-yin Chan, A1 Office, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Rd ...