Neoplastic fever: a neglected paraneoplastic syndrome.

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Published in Support Care Cancer on April 29, 2005

Authors

Jason A Zell1, Jae C Chang

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Hematology/Oncology, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California-Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA 92868, USA. jzell@uci.edu

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