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Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndrome with Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy in Tonsil Cancer patient

open access: yes, 2019
Objective: To describe a rare case of a paraneoplastic neurological syndrome associated with tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma.Design: Case report.Patient: A 51-year-old female patient with paraneoplastic neurological disorder characterized by rapid and ...
Filipovic Boris   +7 more
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Whole-Body 18FDG-PET in an Arthritis Paraneoplastic Syndrome Revealed an Underlying Hematological Neoplasm

open access: yesCase Reports in Medicine, 2013
We showed the first image of 18FDG-PET, which leads to a diagnosis of lymphoma in an atypical polyarthritis. About 4% of patients with lymphoma or leukemia suffered from rheumatologic paraneoplastic symptoms like arthralgia and about 10% of the patients ...
Serge Cammilleri   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mesothelin as Biomarker and Therapeutic Target for Immunotherapy in Cancer

open access: yesMedComm, Volume 7, Issue 10, October 2026.
Mesothelin overexpression activate important pathways like nuclear factor k‐light‐chain‐enhancer of activated B cells (NF‐κB) and interleukin‐6 (IL‐6). This in turn causes numerous cancers, such as pancreatic and ovarian cancers. MSLN‐targeting immunotherapies, like monoclonal antibodies, have shown efficacy.
Manoj Kumar Gupta   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes

open access: yesCeylon Medical Journal, 2009
Almost any part of the nervous system can be affected by paraneoplastic syndromes. It is important to recognise paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (PNS), for several reasons. They usually predate symptoms of the malignancy, and identification should lead to a search for the primary tumour.
openaire   +3 more sources

Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma

open access: yesMuscle &Nerve, Volume 74, Issue 4, Page 1156-1173, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Thymoma is the most common tumor of the anterior mediastinum. Approximately 20%–30% of patients with a thymoma develop myasthenia gravis (MG), and an additional one third may possess positive acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibodies without MG.
Benjamin Claytor   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paraneoplastic Syndrome: A Missed Diagnosis

open access: yes
Paraneoplastic syndrome can involve a single organ or diverse organ systems. It is one of the rare manifestations of occult malignancy. A 47-year-old female patient with history of recent suspected herpes infection presented with features of extensive ...
Thinakarmani B.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Possible Paraneoplastic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Presenting as Respiratory Failure in a Breast Cancer Patient: A Case Report

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 9, September 2026.
In a breast cancer patient with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure, paraneoplastic ALS was diagnosed despite negative onconeural antibodies. Red flags included diaphragmatic paralysis, ESR of 120 mm/h, and CSF protein of 246 mg/dL. Clinicians should consider this diagnosis even when antibody panels are negative.
Maryam Albaji   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Walsh & Hoyt: Paraneoplastic Rigidity, Stiff-Man Syndrome, and Neuromyotonia

open access: yes, 2005
In the setting of a known or suspected neoplasm, a patient may experience progressive rigidity of the trunk and limbs from one of three paraneoplastic disorders: encephalomyelitis with predominant spinal cord involvement, an unusual syndrome called the ...
Daniel M. Jacobson, MD (1956-2003); Howard D. Pomeranz, MD
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Prolonged Headache in a 13‐Year‐Old Girl With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Case of Possible Neuroinflammatory Complication Responsive to Intravenous Immunoglobulin

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Neurological complications in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) may result from disease, CNS involvement, or treatment. We report a 13‐year‐old girl with persistent headache and blurred vision suggestive of raised intracranial pressure.
Amereh Hadizadeh   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of humoral autoimmunity in gastrointestinal neuromuscular diseases [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
PhDDysfunction of the gastrointestinal neuromuscular apparatus (including interstitial cells of Cajal) is presumed to underlie a heterogeneous group of disorders collectively termed gastrointestinal neuromuscular diseases (GINMDs).
Hubball, Andrew William
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