World Journal of Oncology, ISSN 1920-4531 print, 1920-454X online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 3, Number 5, October 2012, pages 243-246

Diagnostic Approach to a Patient With Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndrome

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Figure 1.
Figure 1. Common onconeuronal antibodies with their corresponding malignancies and paraneoplastic neurological syndromes.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. CT Chest demonstrating mediastinal mass (A) and right lung parenchymal lesion (B). Brain MRI T1 post-gad (C) showing cerebellar enhancement, FLAIR image (D) indicating diffuse white matter signal changes.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. CT guided FNA from mediastinal mass showing tumoral cells (A-H&E stain, B-diff quick), Transbronchial biopsy of right lung lesion demonstrating small round cells with neuroendocrine features (C-Synaptophysin, D-Chromogranin stains).
Figure 4.
Figure 4. Diagnostic algorithm for how to approach to a patient with paraneoplastic neurological syndrome.