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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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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
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Mesothelin as Biomarker and Therapeutic Target for Immunotherapy in Cancer
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
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Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes
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.
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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
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Paraneoplastic Syndrome: A Missed Diagnosis
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
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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
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Walsh & Hoyt: Paraneoplastic Rigidity, Stiff-Man Syndrome, and Neuromyotonia
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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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
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The role of humoral autoimmunity in gastrointestinal neuromuscular diseases [PDF]
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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