DOI: 10.12890/2018_000780

Thymic Carcinoma Associated with Cerebellar Degeneration

Authors

  • Irene García Cuartero Department of Internal Medicine, Albacete University Hospital, Albacete, Spain
  • Mónica Rodríguez Galdeano Department of Internal Medicine, Villarrobledo General Hospital, Villarrobledo, Albacete, Spain
  • Montserrat Pérez Pinar Department of Internal Medicine, Villarrobledo General Hospital, Villarrobledo, Albacete, Spain
  • Julián Solís García del Pozo Department of Internal Medicine, Villarrobledo General Hospital, Villarrobledo, Albacete, Spain

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Keywords

Thymic carcinoma, cerebellar degeneration, paraneoplastic syndrome

Abstract

We present the case of a 57-year-old man with ataxia and clinical and radiological features of cerebellar degeneration. A computed tomography showed a mediastinal mass. The patient was diagnosed of thymic carcinoma. paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration is an unfrequent disorder, and its association with thymic carcinoma is very rare.

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Published

2018-01-05

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 3 (2018)

How to Cite

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García Cuartero I, Rodríguez Galdeano M, Pérez Pinar M, Solís García del Pozo J. Thymic Carcinoma Associated with Cerebellar Degeneration. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2018 Jan. 5 [cited 2026 Nov. 3];5(3). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/780

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