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what is paraneoplastic syndrome?

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Tumor related: A paraneoplastic syndrome is a condition related to presence of a neoplastic growth but  not  to the local presence of cancer cells   It is mediated by  humoral factors  expressed by the tumor or from an immune response against the tumor. They most commonly result from  the  cancers of the lung, breast, ovaries or lymphoma . Symptoms  include difficulty in walking, swallowing,,and vewrtigo

Question 2

what are paraneoplastic syndrome symptoms?

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Multiple symptoms: There are several paraneoplastic syndromes.  Most are related to the production of excess hormones or tumor necrosis factor or high blood calcium.  Neurologic processes can also occur.  Your symptoms could be due to a lot of things, but don't sound like a specifric paraneoplastic syndrome to me.

Question 3

what part of the body does paraneoplastic syndrome affect?

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Depends: Paraneoplastic syndrome is a syndrome (constellation of symptoms of variable types) that occurs in association (para-) with cancer (-neoplastic).
Some specialized testing can detect antibodies involved in paraneoplastic syndrome, but sometimes it is not detectable.
The body parts effected depends on the type of syndrome but may involve the entire body -- eg myasthenia gravis and thymoma.

Question 4

what doctors treats paraneoplastic syndrome?

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It depends: While the ultimate treatment of a neoplastic syndrome is the treatment of the underlying cancer, which is done by an oncologist or a radiation therapist, because of the varied types of presentations other specialties may be involved.

Question 5

can doctors tell me what does paraneoplastic syndrome refer to?

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Cancer related hormo: Cancers like lung cancer can produce chemicals which have hormone like effects on the body. This can cause, for example the calcium level or blood counts to go up. These are called paraneoplastic syndromes, they usually go away once the tumor is removed or controlled with chemotherapy.

Question 6

what blood tests can help diagnose paraneoplastic syndrome?

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Serum Ab: It is a clinical diagnosis. But detection of some well characterized paraneoplastic antibodies in serum or CSF can be helpful. For example, anti-hu (encephalomylitis/sclc), anti-yo (cerebellar degeneration/breast or gyn cancer), anti-calcium channel (lambert-eaton syndrome), etc. Of note, negative antibody does not exclude the diagnosis.

Question 7

is a blood test to diagnose paraneoplastic syndrome experimental?

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Maybe: Some defined antibodies are associated with paraneoplastic syndromes (note: plural). In those cases the testing may be positive. However, a person could have a paraneoplastic syndrome with negative testing for the known paraneoplastic antibodies. It is possible that studies are being done to characterize tests for paraneoplastic syndromes. That might be experimental.

Question 8

what neurological symptoms are associated with paraneoplastic syndrome?

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Many: Neurologic paraneoplastic syndromes are caused by an abnormal immune response to the tumor, which makes the body accidentally attack its own nervous tissue.  Muscle weakness, stiff limbs, dizziness, coordination problems, vision problems, confusion, difficulty swallowing, memory problems and numbness are some of the many possible symptoms.

Question 9

how long does paraneoplastic syndrome last if the entire tumor was removed and no further treatment is necessary?

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Tough to know: The paraneoplastic syndrome is caused by an inappropriate immune response.  The immune system was &quot;allowed&quot; to mount an attack on your body (sometimes attacking nerves, blood vessels, muscle, etc). Treating the tumor could result in a reset so that the immune system is rebooted, but this could take weeks to years and is highly dependent on specific factors that vary from person to person.

Question 10

what type of cancer related to neuropathy
paraneoplastic syndrome?
what are the symptoms?

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See below: Most paraneoplastic neuropathies are due to immune responses to neural proteins secreted by cancer cells. Most have been associated with small cell lung cancer_ others with cancer of the ovaries, breast, lymphoma,thymine,melanoma, and testicular cancer. Symptoms can include encephalitis, cerebellar degeneration, sympathy, motor neuron disease,Gillian Barre  syndrome, myopathy and Eaton-Lambert myo

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