Abstract
The importance of paraneoplastic syndromes is often underestimated in the horse. Clinically, paraneoplastic syndromes can cause greater morbidity than the actual physical presence of the malignant tumor. The appearance may be the first sign of a malignancy and may be so severe that appropriate therapy for the underlying cancer is not initiated. This article reviews some of the most common paraneoplastic syndromes that are likely to occur in the horse.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Cachexia / etiology
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Cachexia / veterinary
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Fever / etiology
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Fever / veterinary
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Hematologic Diseases / etiology
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Hematologic Diseases / veterinary
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Horse Diseases / etiology*
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Horses
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Nervous System Diseases / etiology
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Nervous System Diseases / veterinary
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Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic / etiology
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Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic / veterinary
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Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes / etiology
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Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes / veterinary
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Paraneoplastic Syndromes / etiology
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Paraneoplastic Syndromes / veterinary*
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Stomatitis / etiology
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Stomatitis / veterinary