A Patient Diagnosed with POEMS Syndrome with Atypical Presentation
Journal: Archives of Hematology Case Reports and Reviews (Vol.3, No. 1)Publication Date: 2018-12-21
Authors : Seyin Semiz H Sarıkaya O Duran M Ozsan N; Saydam G;
Page : 001-003
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Abstract
POEMS syndrome is a paraneoplastic syndrome due to an underlying plasma cell neoplasm. The major criteria for the syndrome are polyradiculoneuropathy, clonal plasma cell disorder (PCD), sclerotic bone lesions, elevated vascular endothelial growth factor, and the presence of Castleman disease. Minor features include organomegaly, endocrinopathy, characteristic skin changes, papilledema, extravascular volume overload, and thrombocytosis [1]. Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation (ASCT) might be potential approach of choice in patients that are eligible; otherwise, systemic therapies adopted from the therapeutic armamentarium for multiple myeloma are alternatives [2]. İn this paper, we reported that a
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