Paraneoplastic Polyneuropathy
"Paraneoplastic Polyneuropathy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D020364
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.588.614.550.700 C04.730.856.700 C10.574.781.850 C10.668.829.800.662
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| Concept/Terms |
Paraneoplastic Polyneuropathy- Paraneoplastic Polyneuropathy
- Paraneoplastic Polyneuropathies
- Polyneuropathies, Paraneoplastic
- Paraneoplastic Neuropathy
- Polyneuropathy, Paraneoplastic
- Neuropathy, Paraneoplastic
- Neuropathies, Paraneoplastic
- Paraneoplastic Neuropathies
- Paraneoplastic Peripheral Neuropathy
- Neuropathies, Paraneoplastic Peripheral
- Neuropathy, Paraneoplastic Peripheral
- Paraneoplastic Peripheral Neuropathies
- Peripheral Neuropathies, Paraneoplastic
- Peripheral Neuropathy, Paraneoplastic
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