Long extensive transverse myelitis associated with aquaporin-4 antibody and breast cancer: Favorable response to cancer treatment
JOURNAL OF SPINAL CORD MEDICINE, cilt.35, sa.4, ss.267-269, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2012
- Doi Numarası: 10.1179/2045772312y.0000000018
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF SPINAL CORD MEDICINE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.267-269
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Transverse myelitis, Myelopathy, Aquaporin-4, Breast cancer, Antibody, Paraneoplastic, Neuromyelitis optica
- İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
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.