Haematologic paraneoplastic syndromes in pleural mesothelioma: A report of two cases and review of the literature.

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2009-07
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Paraneoplastic syndromes are common in mesotheliomas but there is no report from India. Two cases of pleural mesothelioma with paraneoplastic haematologic syndromes, one with neutrophilic leukemoid reaction and the other with thrombocytosis, are presented in this report.
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Pleural mesothelioma, Paraneoplastic leukocytosis, Granulocytosis, Neutrophilic leukemoid reaction, Thrombocytosis
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Doval D C, Pande Shripad B, Sharma J B, Vaid A K, Dewan A K. Haematologic paraneoplastic syndromes in pleural mesothelioma: A report of two cases and review of the literature. The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences, 2009 Jul; 51(3): 185-187.