Open AccessParaneoplastic syndrome in neuroendocrine breast cancer: A case report
Author(s) -
Levenbaum Erica,
Ruffolo Luis I.,
Balceniuk Mark D.,
Peacock James,
Prieto Peter A.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cancer reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 5
ISSN - 2573-8348
DOI - 10.1002/cnr2.1162
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , limbic encephalitis , cancer , pathology , chemotherapy , lung cancer , oncology , small cell lung carcinoma , encephalitis , small cell carcinoma , immunology , virus
Abstract Background Paraneoplastic syndromes are rare manifestations of underlying malignancies, most commonly small cell lung cancer and invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast. Case We present a case of anti‐AMPA receptor paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis, a specific paraneoplastic syndrome, in a woman with neuroendocrine breast cancer. Her condition improved with surgical resection and chemotherapy. Conclusion This is the first known case of anti‐AMPA receptor paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis in a patient with primary neuroendocrine breast cancer.