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A rare case of paraneoplastic myositis associated with neuroendocrine carcinoma of the pancreas
We present a case of a 69-year-old male with recently diagnosed pancreatic cancer, who presented himself with a paraneoplastic myositis of both legs. MRI and EMG contributed to this diagnosis. Treatment was started with high dose corticosteroids followed by urgent laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy. Postoperatively there was a rapid normalisation of the creatinine kinase levels with gradual increase of the muscle strength. The anatomopathology of the biopsy specimen showed a large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma. Paraneoplastic myositis associated with pancreatic cancer may be treated successfully with cancer specific trea...
Source: Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica - June 30, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: F Decraene F Van De Mierop Source Type: research
Validation and psychometric properties of the Turkish version of Neuromuscular disease Swallowing Status Scale (NdSSS) in patients with oro-pharygo-esophageal dysphagia in neuromuscular disorders
CONCLUSION: The NdSSS was found applicable to detect both oropharyngeal and esophageal dysphagia risk in patients with NMD and is a valid and reliable swallowing screening tool that can evaluate oro-pharyngo-esophageal dysphagia in NMD patients.PMID:35304990 | DOI:10.51821/85.1.8929
Source: Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica - March 19, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Y S Sakin E Umay A Tanoglu H Erdal G Koc I Gundogdu Source Type: research
