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Preferred term

Paraneoplastic Polyneuropathy  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Neuropathies, Paraneoplastic
  • Neuropathies, Paraneoplastic Peripheral
  • Neuropathy, Paraneoplastic
  • Neuropathy, Paraneoplastic Peripheral
  • Paraneoplastic Neuropathies
  • Paraneoplastic Neuropathy
  • Paraneoplastic Peripheral Neuropathies
  • Paraneoplastic Peripheral Neuropathy
  • Peripheral Neuropathies, Paraneoplastic
  • Peripheral Neuropathy, Paraneoplastic
  • Polyneuropathy, Paraneoplastic

Scope note

  • A diffuse or multifocal peripheral neuropathy related to the remote effects of a neoplasm, most often carcinoma or lymphoma. Pathologically, there are inflammatory changes in peripheral nerves. The most common clinical presentation is a symmetric distal mixed sensorimotor polyneuropathy. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1334)

History note

  • 2000

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • kasvainsairauteen liittyvä monihermosairaus
  • paraneoplastinen monihermotulehdus
  • paraneoplastinen neuropatia
  • paraneoplastiset neuropatiat
  • paraneoplastiset polyneuropatiat
  • polyneuropathia in morbo neoplastico
  • polyneuropati vid tumörsjukdom
  • syöpäpolyneuropatia
  • Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D020364

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