Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes: cancer screening
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes: cancer screening. Computed tomography (CT) thorax. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and thymoma
- Computed tomography (CT) thorax
- Positron emission tomography (PET) scan
Breast cancer
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Ovarian teratoma and cancer
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Testicular cancer
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Dermatomyositis: females
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Dermatomyositis: males
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References
- Titulaer MJ, Soffietti R, Dalmau J, et al. Screening for tumours in paraneoplastic syndromes: report of an EFNS task force. Eur J Neurol 2011; 18:19-27.
- Younes-Mhenni S, Janier MF, Cinotti L, et al. FDG-PET improves tumour detection in patients with paraneoplastic neurological syndromes. Brain 2004; 127:2331-2338.
- Titulaer MJ, Wirtz, Luuk PW, Willems NA, et al. Screening for small-cell lung cancer: a follow-up study of patients with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome. J Clin Oncol 2008; 26:4276-4281.
