Combined Cerebellar and Spinal Cord Deficits Caused by an Underlying Gynecologic Malignancy
Joint Authors
Othman, Tamer
Kim, Phyllis
Vankina, Ritika
Hendizadeh, Moshe-Samuel
Park, Susan
Source
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-01-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD) is an uncommon autoimmune disorder targeting antigens within the nervous system and is usually associated with an underlying malignancy.
Neurologic symptoms frequently precede the cancer diagnosis, which is most often seen in women with breast or gynecologic tumors.
Anti-Yo-related PCD is the most common PCD syndrome, and one of the best understood.
Although cerebellar signs are characteristic of anti-Yo PCD, myelopathy is an unusual presentation of anti-Yo PCD based on published case series and reports.
Unfortunately, the prognosis for anti-Yo PCD is often poor, and most patients become bedridden.
We report a case highlighting a severe presentation of cerebellar degeneration along with an unusual finding of myelopathy in a patient with a newly diagnosed gynecologic cancer.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Othman, Tamer& Hendizadeh, Moshe-Samuel& Vankina, Ritika& Park, Susan& Kim, Phyllis. 2020. Combined Cerebellar and Spinal Cord Deficits Caused by an Underlying Gynecologic Malignancy. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149529
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Othman, Tamer…[et al.]. Combined Cerebellar and Spinal Cord Deficits Caused by an Underlying Gynecologic Malignancy. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149529
American Medical Association (AMA)
Othman, Tamer& Hendizadeh, Moshe-Samuel& Vankina, Ritika& Park, Susan& Kim, Phyllis. Combined Cerebellar and Spinal Cord Deficits Caused by an Underlying Gynecologic Malignancy. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149529
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1149529