Potential effect of intravenous immunoglobulin against paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration in progressive ovarian cancer

• Main Authors: Takashi Shibata (Author), Tetsuya Oishi (Author), Yasunori Fukuoka (Author), Shigeki Nishikawa (Author), Noriaki Iizuka (Author), Hiroki Kato (Author)
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• Udgivet: Elsevier, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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We report the effect of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) against paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD) in a case of progressive ovarian cancer. Our patient developed PCD soon after postoperative chemotherapy and became bedridden. After undergoing IVIG, however, symptoms dramatically improved...