A case of paraneoplastic cerebellar ataxia secondary to renal cell carcinoma.
A 64-year-old female patient presented with acute cerebellar ataxia. After ruling out vascular, infectious, metastatic, demyelinating, and medication etiologies, a paraneoplastic origin for her illness was determined. A renal mass was discovered and found to be renal cell carcinoma. Her symptoms resolved after a radical nephrectomy. Physicians should consider the diagnosis of paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes whenever a thorough evaluation fails to explain neurologic abnormalities.
Ammar
Hussam
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Department of Internal Medicine, Heartland Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph, MO 64506, USA. h_ammar68@yahoo.com
Brown
Susan H
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Malani
Ashok
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Sheth
Hemant K
HK
Sollars
Eric G
EG
Zhou
Sherry X
SX
Gupta
Chakshu
C
Mughal
Snjay
S
D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000276:immunology; D002524:Cerebellar Ataxia / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000276:immunology; D008875:Middle Aged; D020362:Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed