Bazex syndrome, a rare paraneoplastic syndrome characterized by psoriasiform eruptions, palmoplantar keratosis, and symmetric onychodystrophy, is most prevalent with squamous cell carcinomas of the upper aerodigestive tract.Here, we reported an uncommon case of Bazex syndrome about an 83-year-old man with pulmonary adenocarcinoma and osseous metastasis, Physical examination found psoriasiform e...

Paraneoplastic acral vascular syndrome involves an association between malignancy and Raynaud phenomenon, gangrene, or acrocyanosis of the fingers. Raynaud phenomenon is a transient digital ischemia resulting from vasoconstriction on exposure to cold temperatures or stressful situations. In its secondary form, it is usually associated with rheumatic disease and rarely occurs as a paraneoplastic...

Paraneoplastic polyneuropathies are among the most common distal neurological complications of systemic cancer on the nervous system. All peripheral neuropathy types, such as demyelinating, axonal, motor, sensory, or autonomic, can present in association with cancer and can have a paraneoplastic etiology (1). Classical paraneoplastic peripheral neuropathy is typically a sensory neuropathy with ...

INTRODUCTION Retroperitoneal tumours represent a particular oncological pathology. No other human pathology is so deceiving and scarce in specific clinical symptoms as these tumours. Usually borrowing the symptoms of nearby organs they are discovered in advanced or incurable stages. MATERIAL AND METHOD We have tried to present to you the challenge of diagnosing some retroperitoneal tumours. O...

We wanted to determine whether autonomic dysfunction in patients with lymphoma is related to chemotherapy or represent a paraneoplastic syndrome. 40 patients with current or cured Hodgkin or non-Hodgkin lymphoma and 40 healthy controls, matched for age, gender, hypertension and diabetes mellitus underwent autonomic evaluation (Deep Breath, Valsalva Maneuver, Hand Grip, Lying to Standing, Tilt T...

A Krukenberg tumor is a rare and potentially deadly cause of elevated serum β-hCG as part of a paraneoplastic syndrome. This study aims to describe the unusual case of a 36-year-old woman that presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with back pain and a positive urine pregnancy test. Assessment revealed no intrauterine pregnancy and a small left ovarian cyst. Further investigation showed mod...

Acrokeratosis paraneoplastic (Bazex syndrome) is a rare, but distinctive paraneoplastic dermatosis characterized by erythematosquamous lesions located at the acral sites and is most commonly associated with carcinomas of the upper aerodigestive tract. We report a 58-year-old female with a history of a pigmented rash on her extremities, thick keratotic plaques on her hands, and brittle nails. Ch...

We describe a 65-year-old woman with subacute cerebellar syndrome expressed as severe ataxia, and the presence of anti Purkinje cell antibodies (Anti-Yo). A small adnexal mass was only evident on PET CT with the pathological feature of fallopian tube adenocarcinoma. Anti-Yo antibodies have been strongly associated with paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration, and nearly always associated to ovar...