title: A predominantly left upper limb sensory neuronopathy as a manifestation of a metastatic neuroendocrine malignancy.
abstract: An 83-year-old woman presented with a predominantly left upper limb sensory ganglionopathy. She was found to have metastatic, poorly differentiated, neuroendocrine malignancy. Anti-neuronal antibodies were not detected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Fremantle Hospital, Alma Street, Fremantle, Western Australia 6160, Australia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scriven
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Knezevic
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Texler
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001132:Arm / Q000294:innervation / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D005727:Ganglia, Spinal / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D018358:Neuroendocrine Tumors / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D020361:Paraneoplastic Syndromes, Nervous System / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011859:Radiography; D017211:Treatment Failure
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous