title: [Fever in the course of malignant tumors].
abstract: Fever may be an early symptom or the only symptom of malignant tumour. It is then regarded as paraneoplastic. Endoscopy, needle biopsy and even laparotomy must be associated with general examination in the diagnosis of such tumours in patients with fever of obscure aetiology.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*
vernacular_title: La febbre nel corso dei tumori maligni.