Successful treatment of subacute cerebellar degeneration in ovarian carcinoma with plasmapheresis a case report
- 31 October 1985
- Vol. 56 (9), 2318-2320
- https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(19851101)56:9<2318::aid-cncr2820560930>3.0.co;2-9
Abstract
Subacute cerebellar degeneration is a rare complication of some neoplasms, and is generally resistant to therapy. A case of subacute cerebellar degeneration in a 50-year-old woman with a Stage II grade 3 serous ovarian adenocarcinoma is reported. The onset of the neurologic symptoms preceded the diagnosis of cancer and progressively worsened during and after four cycles of chemotherapy. A quick, partial improvement of the neurologic syndrome was documented after three weekly treatments with plasmapheresis. The contribution of circulating factors in inducing subacute cerebellar degeneration can be postulated. A trial using this new type of treatment should be performed in patients who have this therapeutically refractory clinical condition.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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