Paraneoplastic syndromes associated with lung cancer: a unique case of concomitant subacute cerebellar degeneration and Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report an unusual case in which a patient with paraneoplastic subacute cerebellar degeneration (a brain disorder resulting from antibody production by a tumor located outside the skull) developed Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (antibody-mediated skeletal muscle weakness) that was not apparent until she underwent surgery. Failure to recognize this disease process can cause life-threatening respiratory distress.
Medical subject headings
- Carcinoma, Bronchogenic
- Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome
- Lung Neoplasms
- Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration
- Paraneoplastic Syndromes