POEMS syndrome

POEMS syndrome is a paraneoplastic syndrome characterized by polyradiculoneuropathy (P), organomegaly (O), endocrinopathy (E), clonal plasma cell disorder (M), and skin changes (S). Other features include papilledema, extravascular volume overload, sclerotic bone lesions, thrombocytosis/erythrocytosis, and elevated VEGF levels.

Arterial calcification

Pathological deposition of calcium salts in one or more arteries.


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PMID (PMCID)
1756747
 FEMALE Adult
Premature vascular calcification in a case of POEMS syndrome.
Jackson A, Burton IE.
Eur J Radiol. 1991;13(3):203-6.
A patient with classical POEMS syndrome associated with a myeloproliferative disorder is presented, in whom extensive arterial calcification was seen at an early age in the absence of other predisposing factors.