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paraneoplastic

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paraneoplastic /para·neo·plas·tic/ (-ne″o-plas´tik) pertaining to changes produced in tissue remote from a tumor or its metastases.
paraneoplastic
auxiliary to neoplasia.

paraneoplastic syndrome
a collective term for disorders arising from metabolic effects of cancer on tissues remote from the tumor; such disorders may, for example, appear as primary endocrine, hematological or neuromuscular disorders. See also pseudohyperparathyroidism.


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A surgical operation may determine the route of depressive disorders, when they are caused by endocrine tumours or paraneoplastic syndromes.
By virtue of this property, it belongs to the family of paraneoplastic syndromes.
 
 
 
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