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 ...

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 ...

Germline and somatic mutations in 25 hereditary breast and ovarian cancer related genes and platinum-based chemotherapy response among Chinese patients with epithelial ovarian cancer. This is an ASCO ...

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 . Increasing diagnoses of paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes in the U.S. correlates to heightened awareness by ...

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 ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a label expansion for Vyvgart (efgartigimod alfa-fcab) and Vyvgart Hytrulo (efgartigimod alfa and hyaluronidase-qvfc) for the treatment of adult ...

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 ...

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 ...