A quaint masquerader of breast cancer: Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration

Sir, Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD) is an extremely rare but devastatingly debilitating condition most commonly associated with small cell lung cancer, as well as breast and gynecologic malignancy. Subsequently, an ultrasound-guided breast biopsy was performed and results of the histop...

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Published in:Neurology India 2019-05, Vol.67 (3), p.892-894
Main Authors: Chacko, Steffi, Joseph, Rona, Manoharan, Anoop, M, Venugopal
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atrophy
Breast cancer
Care and treatment
Case studies
Complications and side effects
Diagnosis
Diagnostic imaging
Mammography
Medical examination
Metastasis
Nerve degeneration
Neurodegeneration
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Patients
Risk factors
Small cell lung cancer
Women
Women's health
Zoledronic acid
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Summary:Sir, Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD) is an extremely rare but devastatingly debilitating condition most commonly associated with small cell lung cancer, as well as breast and gynecologic malignancy. Subsequently, an ultrasound-guided breast biopsy was performed and results of the histopathological examination revealed an invasive ductal carcinoma. Immunohistochemistry was positive for estrogen and progesterone receptors, and negative for the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2) status.
ISSN:0028-3886
1998-4022
DOI:10.4103/0028-3886.263186