A 60-year-old man with newly diagnosed pancreatic adenocarcinoma develops recurrent, migratory superficial thrombophlebitis in his arms and chest wall. This paraneoplastic phenomenon is known as:

• A Sweet syndrome
• B Lambert-Eaton syndrome
• C Stiff-person syndrome
• D Trousseau syndrome ✓

Explanation

Trousseau syndrome is a paraneoplastic hypercoagulable state presenting as migratory thrombophlebitis, classically associated with pancreatic and lung adenocarcinomas. Lambert-Eaton syndrome is associated with small cell lung carcinoma and causes muscle weakness. Sweet syndrome is febrile neutrophilic dermatosis. Stiff-person syndrome is associated with anti-amphiphysin antibodies.

Reference: Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, 10th ed.

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