Anti-Yo positive paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration associated with ovarian carcinoma: case report and review of the literature.
Gynecol Oncol
; 75(1): 178-83, 1999 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-10502450
Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD) is a rare nonmetastatic neurological complication in cancer patients. Anti-Yo is one of the anti-onconeural antibodies found in PCD patients. It is believed that anti-Yo occurs almost always in women and is most likely associated with gynecologic or breast cancers, although exceptions exist. Here we report a PCD patient with ovarian cancer having high-titer anti-Yo. The acute onset of her PCD symptoms mimicked that of a stroke. Her ovarian cancer tissue contained abundant plasma cells and lymphocytes. After a thorough review of the literature, we propose a schematic hypothesis for the autoimmune pathogenesis of PCD. Despite anecdotal case reports of neurological improvement with different combinations of treatment, including IVIg, there is still no definitely effective treatment for PCD. Further research on the pathogenesis of PCD may lead to more effective therapies.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Ováricas
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Autoantígenos
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Cistadenocarcinoma Seroso
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Degeneración Cerebelosa Paraneoplásica
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Proteínas de Unión al ADN
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Proteínas de Neoplasias
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Proteínas del Tejido Nervioso
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Gynecol Oncol
Año:
1999
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos