31 March 2025 : Review article
Review of Paraneoplastic Syndromes in Children with Malignancy
Małgorzata Mitur-LesiukDOI: 10.12659/MSM.947393
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e947393
Table 1 Curth criteria for the diagnosis of paraneoplastic dermatoses [8].
| The onset of dermatosis must be in close time interval to the onset of cancer |
| Both conditions must follow simultaneous paths |
| Dermatosis may not be part of any genetic syndrome |
| A specific dermatosis accompanies a specific cancer |
| The skin disease is rare in the general population |
| There is a high correlation of symptoms with cancer |






