Long extensive transverse myelitis associated with aquaporin-4 antibody and breast cancer: Favorable response to cancer treatment

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Armagan H., Tuzun E., Icoz S., Birisik O., Ulusoy C., Demir G., ...More

JOURNAL OF SPINAL CORD MEDICINE, vol.35, no.4, pp.267-269, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 35 Issue: 4
• Publication Date: 2012
• Doi Number: 10.1179/2045772312y.0000000018
• Journal Name: JOURNAL OF SPINAL CORD MEDICINE
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.267-269
• Keywords: Transverse myelitis, Myelopathy, Aquaporin-4, Breast cancer, Antibody, Paraneoplastic, Neuromyelitis optica
• Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Context: Long extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) seldom develops in patients with breast cancer who are aquaporin-4 antibody (Aqp-4 Ab)-positive. Whether this association is coincidental is not well understood.