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ArticleCureus2021

Guillain-Barré Syndrome as a Presenting Symptom in Breast Cancer: The Importance of Considering Paraneoplastic Neurologic Syndrome.

Samragnyi Madala, Kira Macdougall, Gerard Morvillo, Robert Guarino, Alisa Sokoloff

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Samragnyi MadalaInternal Medicine, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Staten Island, USA.
Kira MacdougallInternal Medicine, Northwell Health, New York, USA.
Gerard MorvilloPathology, Northwell Health, New York, USA.
Robert GuarinoPathology, Northwell Health, New York, USA.
Alisa SokoloffHematology/Oncology, Northwell Health, New York, USA.
Northwell Health · USHofstra University · USStaten Island University Hospital · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (PNS) are a group of rare immune-mediated disorders with neurological sequela in cancer patients. It usually occurs when an immune response against a systemic tumor is incorrectly directed to the nervous system. Compared to other reported manifestations of PNS in breast cancer, Guillain Barre syndrome (GBS) is exceedingly rare. There is only one other reported case in the literature of GBS that was diagnosed in a breast cancer patient. We report the second recorded case of a 61-year-old female with a history of early-stage breast cancer, who presented with symptoms of lower extremity weakness initially suspected to be GBS but later found to have been recurrent breast cancer. No specific guidelines are available for the treatment of PNS. Treatment of underlying malignancy with chemotherapy and immunotherapies are usually recommended.

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breast cancerchemotherapyguillain-barre syndromemalignancyparaneoplastic neurologic syndrome

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PMID34532200
PMCPMC8436832
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