Paraneoplastic endocrine-metabolic syndromes

Submitted: 29 April 2013
Accepted: 29 April 2013
Published: 30 April 2013
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BACKGROUND The paraneoplastic syndromes (PS) are characterized by the presence of biochemical alterations, signs and symptoms expressive of cancer distance action into the patient's organism. Sometimes these syndromes can precede the evidence of malignancy even of some years or can correspond to cancer relapse. PS, even being characterized by general symptoms (fever, anorexia, cachexia), may occur with neurological, rheumathological, osteoarticular, vascular, haematological, nephrological and endocrinological/metabolic symptoms; the latter ones are discussed in this article.
AIM OF THE STUDY Here we will focus on the most common PS: paraneoplastic hypercalcemia, inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) and paraneoplastic Cushing syndrome.
CONCLUSIONS Our work can be useful in the diagnosis and therapeutic management of paraneoplastic syndromes.

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Grandi, M., Sacchetti, C., Pederzoli, S., Torri, C., Sgarbi, I., Partesotti, G., Nicolini, M., Casarini, C., Romagnani, E., Benatti, C., Vecchi, F., Gollini, C., Manni, B., Sirotti, G., Leone, M. E., Pasqualini, R., & Pedrazzi, A. (2013). Paraneoplastic endocrine-metabolic syndromes. Italian Journal of Medicine, 3(1), 19–29. https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2009.19