Myasthenic syndrome (Eaton-Lambert syndrome) associated with pulmonary adenocarcinoma.
A case of a 57-year-old man who presented with the clinical features of Eaton-Lambert syndrome preceding the diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma at autopsy by 7 years, is reported. Although myasthenic syndrome is intimately associated with pulmonary small cell carcinoma, which connotes a grave prognosis, a small percentage of the tumor can be squamous cell carcinoma or adenocarcinoma, which may be resectable. Therefore, a continued search for evidence of intrathoracic neoplasm must be pursued following manifestations of myasthenic syndrome.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D013577:Syndrome; D013997:Time Factors