title: Paraneoplastic brachial plexopathy in a patient with Hodgkin's disease.
abstract: We describe a case of inflammatory brachial plexopathy that occurred in the context of a mild, diffuse sensorimotor peripheral neuropathy associated with Hodgkin's disease. Clinical, electrophysiologic, and pathologic studies helped distinguish this disorder from other causes of brachial plexopathy in patients with cancer. Treatment with corticosteroids seemed beneficial in this patient. We suggest that this may be another type of paraneoplastic condition associated with Hodgkin's disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Lachance
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: O'Neill
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Harper
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Banks
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Cascino
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000473:pathology; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D008297:Male; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology