✦ LIBER ✦
Complete remission of paraneoplastic sensorimotor neuropathy: A case associated with small-cell lung cancer responsive to chemotherapy, plasma exchange, and radiotherapy
✍ Scribed by Dr. David E. Weissman; Jerome L. Gottschall
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 338 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0733-2459
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✦ Synopsis
A 61-year-old man was found to have small-cell lung cancer following a 1-year history of a progressive peripheral sensorimotor neuropathy . The neuropathy initially improved following chemotherapy, but subsequently progressed to the point of respiratory failure. Treatment with plasma exchange, additional chemotherapy, and radiotherapy resulted in a sustained complete tumor remission and neurologic recovery. The role of plasma exchange is unclear, but its use should be considered in cases of severe sensorimotor neuropathy unresponsive to antineoplastic treatment.