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ArticleRespirology case reports2023

Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome with primary thymic marginal zone B-cell lymphoma: A case report.

Toshihiko Soma, Akira Matsumoto, Tsuyoshi Shoji, Hiromichi Katakura

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Article in Respirology case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Toshihiko SomaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery Otsu Red Cross Hospital Otsu-shi Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1952-9700
Akira MatsumotoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery Otsu Red Cross Hospital Otsu-shi Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5882-8594
Tsuyoshi ShojiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery Otsu Red Cross Hospital Otsu-shi Japan.
Hiromichi KatakuraDepartment of Thoracic Surgery Otsu Red Cross Hospital Otsu-shi Japan.
Otsu Red Cross Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) is an autoimmune paraneoplastic syndrome with proximal muscle weakness, that often complicates small cell lung cancer. It is known that neurological symptoms do not improve with malignancy treatment alone in many LEMS patients, therefore treatment is often difficult. Since Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome is a rare disease with a frequency of about 1/100 that of myasthenia gravis, there are only a few case reports on malignancy complications other than small cell lung cancer. We report a LEMS patient in his 40s who was found to have an anterior mediastinal mass. We performed surgical resection and confirmed the diagnosis of primary thymic marginal zone B-cell lymphoma by pathological diagnosis using immunostaining. Thymectomy and malignant lymphoma treatment with rituximab had no effect on neurological symptoms. The neurological symptoms improved only after we provided comprehensive care with the haematology, neurology, and rehabilitation department.

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Lambert‐Eaton myasthenic syndromemediastinal tumourmultidisciplinary treatmentsprimary thymic marginal zone B‐cell lymphomarobot‐assisted extended thymectomy

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PMID37082169
PMCPMC10111402
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