Paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis: a case report and review of the literature.
BACKGROUND
The incidence of paraneoplastic syndromes varies with tumor histology. Uterine sarcomas rarely cause paraneoplastic syndromes. Furthermore, paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis has never been reported to accompany a uterine leiomyosarcoma.


METHODS
A 44-year-old female developed an ANNA-1 paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis after a diagnosis of a uterine leiomyosarcoma.


CONCLUSIONS
Paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis usually causes progressive neurologic decline. Treatment rarely alters this course.
Duff
Michael
M
University of Minnesota Department of Therapeutic Radiology, MMC 494, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. duff0118@umn.edu
Dusenbery
Kathryn E
KE
Rodriguez
Fausto J
FJ