scholarly journals Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration as a presentation of breast cancer – a case report and review of the literature

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alia Noorani ◽  
Zaid Sadiq ◽  
Neda Minakaran ◽  
Catherine Coleman ◽  
Val A Thomas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Cerebellar Degeneration ◽  
Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration ◽  
Review Of The Literature

Paraneoplastic syndrome in vaginal melanoma: a case report and review of the literature

2007 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 1159-1163 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Hauspy ◽  
A. Nevin ◽  
I. Harley ◽  
W. Mason ◽  
I. Quirt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Paraneoplastic Syndrome ◽  
Cerebellar Degeneration ◽  
Partial Resection ◽  
Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Gynecological Malignancies

The authors of this article present a case of a woman diagnosed with a vaginal melanoma who developed paraneoplastic syndrome (PNS) soon after diagnosis. A review of the literature regarding PNSs in gynecological malignancies is also described in this article. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration with opsoclonus myoclonus secondary to a vaginal melanoma. In addition, our patient had an unusually acute progression to pancerebellar symptoms over the course of 3 weeks. Her paraneoplastic symptoms improved significantly after partial resection of the melanoma.

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