Paraneoplastic and Cancer Treatment-related Rheumatic Disorders
Author | : Kenneth J. Scalapino |
Publisher | : Clinics: Internal Medicine |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011 |
ISBN-10 | : 1455711896 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781455711895 |
Rating | : 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America provides foundational and in-depth information about paraneoplastic and cancer treatment-related rheumatic disorders, in which every practicing rheumatologist should be well-versed. Topics covered include neoplasm risk in patients with rheumatic diseases; neoplasm risk of anti-rheumatic therapy; rheumatologic laboratory findings in malignancy; rheumatic manifestations of primary and metastatic bone tumors and paraneoplastic bone disease; neoplastic/paraneoplastic synovitis; neoplastic/paraneoplastic dermatitis, fasciitis, and panniculitis; neoplastic/paraneoplastic vasculitis, vasculopathy, and hypercoagulability; neoplastic/paraneoplastic myalgias and myositis; and less-common neoplastic/paraneoplastic syndromes.