A patient with mesothelioma may occasionally develop a paraneoplastic syndrome.
One of the more common presentations is a immune-mediated neurologic syndrome (anti-Hu, anti-Ma2, anti-Yo, anti-NMDA, anti-VGCC, other):
(1) vertical gaze palsy
(2) cerebellar degeneration
(3) polyneuropathy
Other paraneoplastic disorders include:
(1) leukemoid reaction
(2) oligoarthritis
(3) dermatomyositis
(4) recurrent TTP
(5) leukocytoclastic vasculitis
(6) hypoglycemia
(7) nephrotic syndrome
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Specialty: Hematology Oncology
