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Neuroendocrine lung tumors and disorders of the neuromuscular junction.

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Burns, TM; Juel, VC; Sanders, DB; Phillips, LH
Published in: Neurology
April 22, 1999

We report four cases of Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) or myasthenia gravis (MG) associated with pulmonary neuroendocrine carcinoma having prolonged survival. The tumors were atypical carcinoid or large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma. LEMS is associated with several neuroendocrine carcinomas. Because some neuroendocrine carcinomas have a better prognosis, aggressive tissue diagnosis of lung cancer in LEMS is warranted. Whether the association between MG and atypical carcinoid is a significant co-occurrence is uncertain.

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Published In

Neurology

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ISSN

0028-3878

Publication Date

April 22, 1999

Volume

52

Issue

7

Start / End Page

1490 / 1491

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Neuromuscular Junction
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Myasthenia Gravis
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Lung Neoplasms
  • Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine
 

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Burns, T. M., Juel, V. C., Sanders, D. B., & Phillips, L. H. (1999). Neuroendocrine lung tumors and disorders of the neuromuscular junction. Neurology, 52(7), 1490–1491. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.52.7.1490
Burns, T. M., V. C. Juel, D. B. Sanders, and L. H. Phillips. “Neuroendocrine lung tumors and disorders of the neuromuscular junction.Neurology 52, no. 7 (April 22, 1999): 1490–91. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.52.7.1490.
Burns TM, Juel VC, Sanders DB, Phillips LH. Neuroendocrine lung tumors and disorders of the neuromuscular junction. Neurology. 1999 Apr 22;52(7):1490–1.
Burns, T. M., et al. “Neuroendocrine lung tumors and disorders of the neuromuscular junction.Neurology, vol. 52, no. 7, Apr. 1999, pp. 1490–91. Pubmed, doi:10.1212/wnl.52.7.1490.
Burns TM, Juel VC, Sanders DB, Phillips LH. Neuroendocrine lung tumors and disorders of the neuromuscular junction. Neurology. 1999 Apr 22;52(7):1490–1491.

Published In

Neurology

DOI

ISSN

0028-3878

Publication Date

April 22, 1999

Volume

52

Issue

7

Start / End Page

1490 / 1491

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Neuromuscular Junction
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Myasthenia Gravis
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Lung Neoplasms
  • Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine