DOI: 10.12890/2021_002690

Paraneoplastic Raynaud’s Phenomenon as an Initial Manifestation of Lung Cancer?

Authors

  • Sravani Lokineni Department of Internal Medicine, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY, USA
  • Mahesh Nepal Department of Internal Medicine, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY, USA
  • Amr Mohamed Department of Internal Medicine, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY, USA

sravani.lokineni@gmail.com

Keywords

Raynaud’s phenomenon, lung cancer

Abstract

Paraneoplastic Raynaud’s phenomenon has often been reported in leukaemia, lymphoma and sarcoma. Nevertheless, an association with lung cancer is not frequently reported in the literature even though lung cancer is a common malignancy. We present a case of paraneoplastic Raynaud’s phenomenon as the presenting feature of underlying lung malignancy.

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Published

2021-07-09

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 7 (2021)

How to Cite

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Lokineni S, Nepal M, Mohamed A. Paraneoplastic Raynaud’s Phenomenon as an Initial Manifestation of Lung Cancer? EJCRIM [Internet]. 2021 Jul. 9 [cited 2026 Nov. 3];8(7). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/2690

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