Myasthenia Gravis-Like Syndrome Presenting as a Component of the Paraneoplastic Syndrome of Lung Adenocarcinoma in a Nonsmoker

Adenocarcinoma of the lung is the most common form of lung cancer in nonsmokers. It is commonly seen in the periphery of the lungs. Myasthenia gravis is generally associated with mediastinal malignancies and rarely associated with adenocarcinoma of the lung. We present a case of a 38-year-old male n...

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Main Authors:	Sahar Eivaz-Mohammadi, Fernando Gonzalez-Ibarra, Hesam Hekmatjou, Rao Mikkilineni, Amit Patel, Amer K. Syed
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:	Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/703828

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spelling	doaj-8cafb0916f3445fd8c8af42faba685c82020-11-25T01:01:07ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Oncological Medicine2090-67062090-67142014-01-01201410.1155/2014/703828703828Myasthenia Gravis-Like Syndrome Presenting as a Component of the Paraneoplastic Syndrome of Lung Adenocarcinoma in a NonsmokerSahar Eivaz-Mohammadi0Fernando Gonzalez-Ibarra1Hesam Hekmatjou2Rao Mikkilineni3Amit Patel4Amer K. Syed5Department of Internal Medicine, Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, NJ 07302, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, NJ 07302, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, NJ 07302, USADepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, NJ 07302, USADepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, NJ 07302, USALaureate National Institute of Medicine, Program Director Internal Medicine, Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, NJ 07302, USAAdenocarcinoma of the lung is the most common form of lung cancer in nonsmokers. It is commonly seen in the periphery of the lungs. Myasthenia gravis is generally associated with mediastinal malignancies and rarely associated with adenocarcinoma of the lung. We present a case of a 38-year-old male nonsmoker with rapidly progressive adenocarcinoma of the lung associated with myasthenia gravis, a patient whom expired within 27 days of hospital admission and diagnosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/703828
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author	Sahar Eivaz-Mohammadi Fernando Gonzalez-Ibarra Hesam Hekmatjou Rao Mikkilineni Amit Patel Amer K. Syed
spellingShingle	Sahar Eivaz-Mohammadi Fernando Gonzalez-Ibarra Hesam Hekmatjou Rao Mikkilineni Amit Patel Amer K. Syed Myasthenia Gravis-Like Syndrome Presenting as a Component of the Paraneoplastic Syndrome of Lung Adenocarcinoma in a Nonsmoker Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
author_facet	Sahar Eivaz-Mohammadi Fernando Gonzalez-Ibarra Hesam Hekmatjou Rao Mikkilineni Amit Patel Amer K. Syed
author_sort	Sahar Eivaz-Mohammadi
title	Myasthenia Gravis-Like Syndrome Presenting as a Component of the Paraneoplastic Syndrome of Lung Adenocarcinoma in a Nonsmoker
title_short	Myasthenia Gravis-Like Syndrome Presenting as a Component of the Paraneoplastic Syndrome of Lung Adenocarcinoma in a Nonsmoker
title_full	Myasthenia Gravis-Like Syndrome Presenting as a Component of the Paraneoplastic Syndrome of Lung Adenocarcinoma in a Nonsmoker
title_fullStr	Myasthenia Gravis-Like Syndrome Presenting as a Component of the Paraneoplastic Syndrome of Lung Adenocarcinoma in a Nonsmoker
title_full_unstemmed	Myasthenia Gravis-Like Syndrome Presenting as a Component of the Paraneoplastic Syndrome of Lung Adenocarcinoma in a Nonsmoker
title_sort	myasthenia gravis-like syndrome presenting as a component of the paraneoplastic syndrome of lung adenocarcinoma in a nonsmoker
publisher	Hindawi Limited
series	Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
issn	2090-6706 2090-6714
publishDate	2014-01-01
description	Adenocarcinoma of the lung is the most common form of lung cancer in nonsmokers. It is commonly seen in the periphery of the lungs. Myasthenia gravis is generally associated with mediastinal malignancies and rarely associated with adenocarcinoma of the lung. We present a case of a 38-year-old male nonsmoker with rapidly progressive adenocarcinoma of the lung associated with myasthenia gravis, a patient whom expired within 27 days of hospital admission and diagnosis.
url	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/703828
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Myasthenia Gravis-Like Syndrome Presenting as a Component of the Paraneoplastic Syndrome of Lung Adenocarcinoma in a Nonsmoker

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