Monocytes are white blood cells that are common to the blood of all vertebrates and they help the immune system to function properly. There are a number of reasons for a high monocyte count, which can also be called monocytosis. Some of the reasons can include stress, viral fevers, inflammation and organ necrosis.
Review the available symptom checkers for these symptoms of Paraneoplastic syndromes: 1  Skin symptoms -- Symptom Checker. 2  Fever -- Symptom Checker. 3  Loss of appetite -- Symptom Checker. 4  Weight loss -- Symptom Checker. 5  Itchy skin -- Symptom Checker. 6  Flushed skin -- Symptom Checker. 7  Cushing's syndrome -- Symptom Checker.
While they are most common in small-cell lung cancers, any lung cancer can cause a paraneoplastic syndrome. Some of the more common paraneoplastic syndromes that occur with lung cancer are hypercalcemia, Trousseau syndrome, SIADH, elevated ACTH production, and Lambert-Eaton syndrome.