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GENERAL PRINCIPLES

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Overview

From WUSTL Neuromuscular

Anatomy Diagnostic principles Neoplasm Associations Incidence Malignancy Temporal Types Endocrine Immune Antigen is tumor protein Intracellular Membrane Neoplasm produces antibody Unknown immune mechanism Polyneuropathy & Cancer: First associations Anatomical relation with neoplasm: None Diseased tissue is "remote" from neoplasm Syndrome is not a direct effect of mass of 1° tumor or metastases Temporal relation of syndrome with neoplasm: Variable Onset: Before or after identification of neoplasm Length of time between identification of syndrome & neoplasm Usually weeks to months Occasionally y

Related Conditions

Shared genes
ANTIBODIES IN CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDERS
ASSOCIATEDANTIBODIESPL-12

External Resources

WUSTL Neuromuscular
Washington University Disease Center
PubMed
Biomedical Literature
GeneReviews
NCBI Expert-Authored Reviews
Orphanet
Portal for Rare Diseases
NORD
National Organization for Rare Disorders

Data sourced from the Washington University Neuromuscular Disease Center. For clinical use, always refer to primary sources.