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Myasthenic syndrome (eaton‐lambert syndrome) associated with pulmonary adenocarcinoma
Author(s) -
RamosYeo Yolanda L.,
Reyes Cesar V.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930340405
Subject(s) - medicine , lambert eaton myasthenic syndrome , autopsy , adenocarcinoma , basal cell , lung , carcinoma , pathology , cancer , myasthenia gravis
A case of a 57‐year‐old man who presented with the clinical features of. Eaton‐Lambert syndrome preceding the diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma at autopsy by 7 years, is reported. Although myasthenic syndrome is intimately associated with pulmonary small cell carcinoma, which connotes a grave prognosis, a small percentage of the tumor can be squamous cell carcinoma or adenocarcinoma, which may be resectable. Therefore, a continued search for evidence of intrathoracic neoplasm must be pursued following manifestations of myasthenic syndrome.