Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes and breast cancer. Regression of paraneoplastic neurological sensorimotor neuropathy in a patient with metastatic breast cancer treated with capecitabine: A case study and mini-review of the literature

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133-138

  Minisini, Alessandro M ^a   Pauletto, Giada ^a   Bergonzi, Paolo ^a   Fasola, Gianpiero ^a  

^a SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; Breast cancer; Capecitabine; Neurological paraneoplastic syndrome; Sensorimotor neuropathy

Indexed keywords

CAPECITABINE; TAMOXIFEN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METASTASIS; MYOCLONUS; NEUROPATHY; OPSOCLONUS; PARANEOPLASTIC NEUROPATHY; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIMARY LATERAL SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOPATHY; REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; STIFF MAN SYNDROME;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEOXYCYTIDINE; FEMALE; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; PARANEOPLASTIC POLYNEUROPATHY; PRODRUGS;

EID: 34548441969     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10549-006-9444-0     Document Type: Review

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