Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome revealing an abdominal neuroblastoma

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  de Buys Roessingh, Anthony S ^a   Loriot, Marie Hélène ^a   Wiesenauer, Chad ^a   Lallier, Michel ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lambert Eaton; Myasthenic syndrome; Neuroblastoma; Paraneoplastic

Indexed keywords

(3 IODOBENZYL)GUANIDINE I 131; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; FERRITIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE DURATION; EATON LAMBERT SYNDROME; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NEUROBLASTOMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VOLUME;

ABDOMINAL NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LAMBERT-EATON MYASTHENIC SYNDROME; NEUROBLASTOMA;

EID: 67650932344     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.04.023     Document Type: Article

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