PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES IN RHEUMATOLOGY

Reumatološki paraneoplastički sindromi su rijetke i vrlo važne komplikacije i epifenomeni različitih solidnih i hematoloških malignih bolesti. Svijest o njima, razjašnjavanje patofizioloških mehanizama i prepoznavanje reumatoloških paraneoplastičnih sindroma može imati izravan utjecaj na ispravnost dijagnoze, liječenja i prognoze reumatskih i pridruženih malignih bolesti. U ovom se članku nalazi pregled nekih od najčešćih i najvažnijih reumatoloških paraneoplastičnih sindroma.Paraneoplastic rheumatologic syndromes are rare and very important complications and epiphenomena of a variety of malignant solid and hematologic diseases. Awareness about paraneoplastic rheumatologic syndromes, the elucidation of their underlying pathophysiological mechanisms, and their recognition may have a direct impact on the correct diagnosis, management, and treatment, as well as on the prognosis of the rheumatic and underlying malignant diseases. In this paper some of the most common and important paraneoplastic syndromes are reviewed