Bronchogenic carcinoma with subacute cerebellar degeneration and Eaton-Lambert syndrome; an autopsy case.
We report an autopsied patient who initially presented signs of cerebellar ataxia. After seven months, small cell carcinoma of the lung was revealed. Electromyography on repetitive stimulation and autopsy findings proved that the neurological disorders were due to Eaton-Lambert syndrome and subacute cerebellar degeneration, as forms of carcinomatous neuromyopathy.
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan.
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Kobayashi
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Matsuoka
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Kitamura
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Watanabe
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Kiro
D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002524:Cerebellar Ataxia / Q000150:complications; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed