Int J Dermatol 2013 Nov 4;52(11):1349-56. Epub 2013 Apr 4.
Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, RochesterDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, RochesterDivision of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, RochesterDivision of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology, Mayo Clinic, RochesterDivision of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Background: Polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes syndrome is a rare multisystem paraneoplastic condition associated with plasma cell dyscrasia.
Methods: From our institution's dysproteinemia database, 107 patients met criteria for polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes syndrome between January 1, 2000, and October 1, 2009. Medical records were reviewed for documented syndrome features at diagnosis. Read More