Paraneoplastic Necrotizing Autoimmune Myopathy in a Patient Undergoing Laparoscopic Pancreatoduodenectomy for Distal Cholangiocarcinoma

Paraneoplastic Necrotizing Autoimmune Myopathy in a Patient Undergoing Laparoscopic Pancreatoduodenectomy for Distal Cholangiocarcinoma

A 73-year-old male presented with jaundice and severe muscle weakness. He was diagnosed with distal cholangiocarcinoma and paraneoplastic necrotizing autoimmune myopathy (NAM). Treatment of NAM consisted of dexamethasone pulse therapy, prednisone, and single-dose intravenous immunoglobulin. The dist...

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Main Authors: Stefan van Dijk, Anneke J. van der Kooi, Eleonora Aronica, Thomas M. van Gulik, Olivier R. Busch, Marc G. Besselink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-10-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Paraneoplastic necrotizing autoimmune myopathy
Cholangiocarcinoma
Laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/448882

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