Preferred Label : paraneoplastic polyneuropathy;
MeSH definition : 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);
MeSH synonym : neuropathies, paraneoplastic peripheral; neuropathy, paraneoplastic; paraneoplastic neuropathies; paraneoplastic peripheral neuropathies; peripheral neuropathy, paraneoplastic; polyneuropathies, paraneoplastic; paraneoplastic polyneuropathies; paraneoplastic neuropathy; polyneuropathy, paraneoplastic; neuropathies, paraneoplastic; paraneoplastic peripheral neuropathy; neuropathy, paraneoplastic peripheral; peripheral neuropathies, paraneoplastic;
MeSH annotation : DF: PARANEOPL POLYNEUROPATHY;
Origin ID : D020364;
UMLS CUI : C0270932;
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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)