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A 39-year-old female asked:
what negative results in paraneoplastic serum panel mean? what the like hood to have the neurology syndrome with negative results?
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Dr. Christian Schultheis answered
Hematology and Oncology 24 years experience
Based on H&P: A para neoplastic syndrome is based on history and exam. Do not base the absence of a para neoplastic syndrome on a negative serum panel. I rarely get the panel because you treat the person and the disease not the test. Hope this helps.
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