title: A myxoid chondrosarcoma associated with an anti-Hu-positive paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis.
abstract: Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma is a rare tumor with less than 100 cases reported in the literature. The prevalence of anti-Hu positive myxoid chondrosarcoma-associated paraneoplastic subacute cerebellar degeneration is exceedingly rare. We present a report of a patient with confirmed myxoid chondrosarcoma-associated paraneoplastic subacute cerebellar degeneration, who exhibited marked improvement within 1 week of receiving chemotherapy, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), and hydrocortisone treatment.
authors.affiliation: University of Miami, Miami, FL, 33136, USA. mhoosien@med.miami.edu
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hoosien
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vredenburgh
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lanfranco
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ochoa
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Singer
authors.forename: Orlando
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D051959:ELAV Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020361:Paraneoplastic Syndromes, Nervous System / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D013848:Thigh
chemical_list: D051959:ELAV Proteins; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous