[Paraneoplasic pandysautonomia with anti-Hu antibodies: a presentation of pulmonary adenocarcinoma identified by PET scanning].
A 74-year-old man developed pandysautonomia with severe orthostatic hypotension. Search for a paraneoplastic etiology was confirmed with the positivity of anti-Hu antibodies. [18] Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET) enabled recognition of a lung adenocarcinoma. We emphasize the usefulness of PET scans for early diagnosis of cancer.
Guilloton
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Service de Neurologie, HIA Desgenettes, Lyon. lss.guilloton@wanadoo.fr
Rabar
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Honnorat
J
J
Drouet
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Pavic
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M
Felten
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000368:Aged; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood; D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
D001323:Autoantibodies