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

• Principais autores: Takashi Shibata (Autor), Tetsuya Oishi (Autor), Yasunori Fukuoka (Autor), Shigeki Nishikawa (Autor), Noriaki Iizuka (Autor), Hiroki Kato (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: 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...