Sub-acute sensory neuronopathy as a preceding sign of recurrence in colon carcinoma

International Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer
Nefati KiyliogluAli Akyol

Abstract

Subacute sensory neuronopathy is a paraneoplastic syndrome, which occurs mostly in lung, breast, ovarian malignancies and lymphoma. A 75-yr-old woman who was at the twentieth month of her postoperative follow-up owing to colon adenocarcinoma admitted with subacute sensory neuronopathy. Six months later from the first, neuropathic symptoms liver metastases developed. To the best of our literature review subacute sensory neuronopathy as a preceding sign of recurrence in colon adenocarcinoma has not previously been reported. We conclude that, in the case of subacute sensory neuronopathy without an obvious underlying etiological factor, an occult malignity should always be researched in clinical practice.

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Jul 25, 2012·Rare Tumors·Terence T SioChaudhary Uzair
Jul 3, 2017·Pain and Therapy·Panagiotis ZisMarios Hadjivassiliou

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