[Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome in bronchogenic carcinoma]

Six patients with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome were analyzed for the character of the initial symptoms, the clinical course and typical lesions on electrophysiological and x-ray studies. The given myasthenic syndrome often anticipates tumor symptoms and patients, as a rule, are seen for a long time by neuropathologists with a diagnosis of myasthenia. The data of ours indicate a real opportunity of the use of neurological and electromyographic criteria for goal-oriented search of bronchogenic carcinoma at the earlier stages of its development.