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Pulmonary Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma Associated With Lambert-Eaton Syndrome.

Pamela Hernandez-ArriagaMauricio Gonzalez-UrquijoDaniel Fernando López AltamiranoBryan F Vaca-CartagenaAndres Vergil-VargasSilviano Rios-PascualJose Eduardo Perez-SaucedoRicardo Sepúlveda-Malec
Published in: Clinical pathology (Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, Calif.) (2021)
Lambert-Eaton syndrome is a rare paraneoplastic disorder of the neuromuscular junction, characterized by impaired release of acetylcholine, which causes proximal muscle weakness, depressed tendon reflexes, and autonomic changes. Most cases of Lambert-Eaton syndrome present in small-cell lung carcinoma, and only a few cases have been reported in other lung subtypes. Herein, we report a case of 69 years old male patient with Lambert-Eaton syndrome as a rare association with a pulmonary large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma, which presented 5 months before neoplasm diagnosis. A lobectomy was auspiciously performed. A review of the literature is also presented.
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