title: Myasthenia gravis-like syndrome presenting as a component of the paraneoplastic syndrome of lung adenocarcinoma in a nonsmoker.
abstract: Adenocarcinoma of the lung is the most common form of lung cancer in nonsmokers. It is commonly seen in the periphery of the lungs. Myasthenia gravis is generally associated with mediastinal malignancies and rarely associated with adenocarcinoma of the lung. We present a case of a 38-year-old male nonsmoker with rapidly progressive adenocarcinoma of the lung associated with myasthenia gravis, a patient whom expired within 27 days of hospital admission and diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, NJ 07302, USA.
authors.forename: Sahar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eivaz-Mohammadi
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, NJ 07302, USA.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-9136-1108
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gonzalez-Ibarra
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, NJ 07302, USA.
authors.forename: Hesam
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-7993-5508
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hekmatjou
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, NJ 07302, USA.
authors.forename: Rao
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mikkilineni
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Oncology, Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, NJ 07302, USA.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Laureate National Institute of Medicine, Program Director Internal Medicine, Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, NJ 07302, USA.
authors.forename: Amer K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Syed