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Introduction: Paraneoplastic autoimmune multi-organ syndrome (PAMS) is a rare clinical condition characterized by variable and heterogeneous clinical phenotypes in the presence of neoplasias which largely depend on the activation of humoral and cellular ...
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A rare case of severe myositis as paraneoplastic syndrome on breast cancer
BackgroundDermatomyositis and polymyositis are both types of idiopathic inflammatory myositis characterized by inflammation and weakness of proximal skeletal muscles and skin rash.CaseA 49-year-old Caucasian woman recently diagnosed with breast cancer ...
L. P. N. Dias+5 more
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Immune myopathies with perimysial pathology: Clinical and laboratory features [PDF]
ObjectiveImmune myopathies with perimysial pathology (IMPP) have a combination of damage to perimysial connective tissue and muscle fiber necrosis, more prominent near the perimysium.
Bucelli, Robert C, Pestronk, Alan
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Neurologic symptoms secondary to a paraneoplastic syndrome may be the presenting manifestation of a previously undiagnosed cancer, and alertness to these syndromes may provide an opportunity for early detection and treatment of a cancer.
Ingrid Yang, Joanna Jaros, Danny Bega
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Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, with 15%-25% of those tumours overexpressing the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (her2), which is associated with more aggressive disease.
M. L. May, Susan Dent
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Background: Paraneoplastic syndrome is a clinical syndrome with systemic effects, triggered by altered immune response to a neoplasm. Paraneoplastic syndrome was described mostly in association with epithelial malignancies, while in a soft tissue sarcoma
Sangita S Mehta+3 more
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Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the USA, with the lifetime incidence of 1 in 8 women. Dermatomyositis (DM) is an uncommon idiopathic inflammatory myopathy that can manifest as a paraneoplastic syndrome of an underlying malignancy ...
Xuan Luu, Samantha Leonard, K. Joseph
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Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes [PDF]
This review describes relevant advances in paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (PNS) with emphasis on particular syndromes and the impact of antibodies against surface antigens in their management.PNS may present with symptoms that do not raise the suspicion of a paraneoplastic origin.
Josep Dalmau, Francesc Graus
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‘Medusa head ataxia’: the expanding spectrum of Purkinje cell antibodies in autoimmune cerebellar ataxia. Part 3: Anti-Yo/CDR2, anti-Nb/AP3B2, PCA-2, anti-Tr/DNER, other antibodies, diagnostic pitfalls, summary and outlook [PDF]
Serological testing for anti-neural autoantibodies is important in patients presenting with idiopathic cerebellar ataxia, since these autoantibodies may indicate cancer, determine treatment and predict prognosis.
A Bhargava+149 more
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ZSCAN1 Autoantibodies Are Associated with Pediatric Paraneoplastic ROHHAD
Rapid‐onset Obesity with Hypothalamic Dysfunction, Hypoventilation and Autonomic Dysregulation (ROHHAD), is a severe pediatric disorder of uncertain etiology resulting in hypothalamic dysfunction and frequent sudden death.
C. Mandel-Brehm+23 more
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