Unusual presentations of malignancy

Autor: Theresa Howe, Chris Tang
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Medicine. 40:34-39
ISSN: 1357-3039
DOI: 10.1016/j.mpmed.2011.09.003
Popis: Cancer symptoms usually arise from a direct effect of a primary tumour or its metastases. Uncommonly, malignancies may present through paraneoplastic syndromes (PNS). These are a heterogeneous group of disorders in which symptoms are caused by an indirect effect of the cancer. The relevance of these conditions is twofold: they may aid earlier diagnosis of malignancies, and may contribute to patient morbidity and mortality.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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