Paraneoplastic opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia syndrome revealing dual malignancy

Autor:	Riadh Gouider, M. Ben Djebara, F. Jerdak, Y. Sidhom, N. Mejri, Imen Kacem, A. Nasri, Amina Gargouri
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	Male medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Lung Neoplasms Neurology Ataxia medicine.medical_treatment Dermatology Adenocarcinoma Malignancy 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Humans Medicine Aged Chemotherapy Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome business.industry Prostatic Neoplasms General Medicine Opsoclonus medicine.disease Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Psychiatry and Mental health Neurology (clinical) Neurosurgery medicine.symptom business Myoclonus 030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Zdroj:	Neurological Sciences. 37:1723-1725
ISSN:	1590-3478 1590-1874
Popis:	Dual malignancy has been rarely associated to paraneoplastic syndromes. We describe an unusual case of metachronous small cell lung carcinoma revealed by opsoclonus-myoclonus ataxia syndrome in a 69-year-old patient with known prostate adenocarcinoma, with positive anti-Hu and anti-Yo antibodies and good responsiveness to corticosteroids and chemotherapy.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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