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Paraneoplastic syndrome in vaginal melanoma: a case report and review of the literature
- Source :
- International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer. 17:1159-1163
- Publication Year :
- 2007
- Publisher :
- BMJ, 2007.
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Abstract
- 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.
- Subjects :
- Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
Vaginal Neoplasms
Paraneoplastic Syndromes
business.industry
Melanoma
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Middle Aged
Partial resection
Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration
medicine.disease
Opsoclonus Myoclonus
medicine.anatomical_structure
Oncology
medicine
Vagina
Humans
Female
Vaginal Melanoma
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15251438 and 1048891X
- Volume :
- 17
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....90fffbc93f7588fc851771f1a3d64021