Fever and leukemoid reaction: A rare paraneoplastic manifestation of bladder carcinoma
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Fever and leukemoid reaction: a rare paraneoplastic manifestation of bladder carcinoma.
Sir, Paraneoplastic syndromes are defined as nonmetastatic systemic effects that accompany malignant disease. These syndromes may occur in up to 10-15% of malignancies. A few paraneoplastic syndromes have been reported in metastatic transitional cell carcinoma including hypercalcemia, thrombocytosis, eosinophilia, nephrotic syndrome, acanthosis nigricans, dermatomyositis, polymyositis, and leuk...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Cancer
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0019-509X
DOI: 10.4103/0019-509x.44072