Table 1. Clinical data of five patients with paraneoplastic syndrome.
Number | Gender | Age | Symptoms or signs | Tumor origin | Pedunculated or not |
Size (cm3) | Malignancy | Others |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Female |
64 |
Chest tightness, cough, and clubbed fingers |
(Right) parietal pleura |
Wide base |
18×14×12 |
Benign |
Invasion of the lung parenchyma |
2 |
Male |
43 |
Can not extend (keep straight) his right elbow |
(Lower left) visceral pleura |
Yes |
17×15×10 |
Benign |
Tumor necrosis and hemorrhage |
3 |
Female |
30 |
Swelling and percussive pain of the right knee |
(Left) parietal pleura |
Wide base |
5.5×4×4 |
Malignant |
none |
4 |
Female |
59 |
Chest pain, chest tightness, cough, and early morning confusion |
(Right upper) visceral pleura |
Wide base |
20×19×10 |
Benign |
Invasion of the lung parenchyma |
5 | Male | 73 | Swelling of the right knee |
(Lower right) visceral pleura | Yes | 5×4.5×3.5 | Benign | none |