This is often accompanied by paraneoplastic syndrome, a condition characterised by fever, elevated levels of acute phase markers such as C-reactive protein (CRP), a decrease in serum albumin, anaemia, and thrombocytosis, all of which appear to be because of abnormal cytokine production, in particular IL-6, or immunogenic mechanisms (Blay et al, 1997; Altundag et al, 2005). Here, CRP is linked to anemia (phenotype).