Paraneoplastic mononeuritis multiplex as a presenting feature of adenocarcinoma of the lung.
Paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes are observed in less than 0.1% of cancer patients. Neurologic syndromes in lung cancer include Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome, polyneuropathy, cerebellar degeneration, and rarely mononeuritis multiplex. In this case, a patient presenting with bilateral asymmetrical sensorimotor polyneuropathy who was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the lung is reported.
Haskoy State Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, 49700 Mus, Turkey.
Esra
E
Ekiz
Department of Nephrology, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, 34710 Istanbul, Turkey.
Abdullah
A
Ozkok
Eruh State Hospital, Department of Family Medicine, 56800 Siirt, Turkey.
Nazan Kader
NK
Ertugrul