Myasthenia as a paraneoplastic manifestation of ovarian Cancer

Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2018 May 15:25:35-36. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2018.05.008. eCollection 2018 Aug.

Authors

Marcelo Simonsen¹, Marcos Minamoto Miyabe¹, Helio Toshio Ouki¹, Antônio Cezar Ribeiro Galvão², Denise Leite³, Bárbara Alencar Rolim Murayama¹, Fabio Martins Laginha¹, Michelle Samora³

Affiliations

¹ Gynecology department, Hospital 9 de Julho, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
² Neurology department, Hospital 9 de Julho, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
³ Oncology department, Hospital 9 de Julho, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Abstract

We describe the first case of myasthenia gravis as a possible paraneoplastic manifestation of ovarian cancer preceding its diagnosis.

Keywords: Diagnosis; Myasthenia gravis; Ovarian neoplasm; Paraneoplastic disorders; Treatment.

Publication types

Case Reports