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Published on: July 18, 2016
Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration associated with ovarian cancer
Alessia Erika Russo1, Simona Scalone, Giulia Costanza Leonardi
1Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Pathology and Oncology, Laboratory of Translational Oncology and Functional Genomics, University of Catania, Catania 95124; ; Department of Medical Oncology C, National Cancer Institute, IRCCS, Aviano 33081;
Abstract:
Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD) is a rare neurological disorder characterized by a widespread loss of Purkinje cells associated with a progressive pancerebellar dysfunction. PCD often precedes the cancer diagnosis by months to years. Here, we report the case of a 64-year-old woman who developed PCD symptoms, associated with high levels of anti-Yo antibodies, one year after a previous diagnosis of ovarian cancer. Clinical features, pathogenesis and treatment of PCD associated with cancer are discussed according to previous studies.
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