Remission by chemotherapy of the Eaton-Lambert myasthenic syndrome in a patient with small cell bronchogenic carcinoma.
A 70-year-old man developed symptoms compatible with the Eaton-Lambert syndrome, and a small cell bronchogenic carcinoma was diagnosed. During treatment with cytostatics his muscular strength was restored and the lung tumour as well as the electrophysiologic findings characteristic of the Eaton-Lambert syndrome disappeared. To our knowledge, it has not been reported before that chemotherapy alone of a small cell bronchogenic carcinoma has resulted in clinical, roentgenologic, and electrophysiologic remission of the Eaton-Lambert syndrome.
D002282:Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013577:Syndrome
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents