title: Complete remission of paraneoplastic sensorimotor neuropathy: a case associated with small-cell lung cancer responsive to chemotherapy, plasma exchange, and radiotherapy.
abstract: A 61-year-old man was found to have small-cell lung cancer following a 1-year history of a progressive peripheral sensorimotor neuropathy. The neuropathy initially improved following chemotherapy, but subsequently progressed to the point of respiratory failure. Treatment with plasma exchange, additional chemotherapy, and radiotherapy resulted in a sustained complete tumor remission and neurologic recovery. The role of plasma exchange is unclear, but its use should be considered in cases of severe sensorimotor neuropathy unresponsive to antineoplastic treatment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology/Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Weissman
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gottschall
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000628:therapy*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D010951:Plasma Exchange; D012074:Remission Induction