Paraneoplastic Kelch-like protein 11 antibody-associated cerebellar and limbic encephalitis caused by metastatic "burned-out" seminoma - A scar(r)y phenomenon

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INTRODUCTION: The diagnosis of paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes is challenging when the primary tumor masquerades as scar tissue (i.e. "burned-out").

METHODS: Case report.

RESULTS: A 45-year-old male patient presented with progressive cerebellar symptoms and hearing loss. Initial screening for malignancy and extensive testing of paraneoplastic and autoimmune neuronal antibodies gave negative results. Repeated whole-body FDG-PET CT revealed a single paraaortic lymphadenopathy, metastasis of a regressed testicular seminoma. Anti-Kelch-like protein-11 (KLHL11) encephalitis was finally diagnosed.

CONCLUSION: Our case highlights the importance of continued efforts to find an often burned-out testicular cancer in patients with a highly unique clinical presentation of KLHL11 encephalitis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:378

Enthalten in:

Journal of neuroimmunology - 378(2023) vom: 15. Mai, Seite 578073

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gyongyosi, Benedek [VerfasserIn]
Magyar-Stang, Rita [VerfasserIn]
Takacs, Timea [VerfasserIn]
Szekely, Eszter [VerfasserIn]
Illes, Zsolt [VerfasserIn]
Nilsson, Christine [VerfasserIn]
Gyorke, Tamas [VerfasserIn]
Barsi, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Juhasz, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Banky, Balazs [VerfasserIn]
Bereczki, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Honnorat, Jerome [VerfasserIn]
Gunda, Bence [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autoantibodies
Burned-out seminoma
Case Reports
Cerebellar syndrome
Journal Article
KLHL11 protein, human
Kelch-like protein 11 antibody
Limbic encephalitis
Paraneoplastic syndrome
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 12.05.2023

Date Revised 16.06.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jneuroim.2023.578073

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NLM354946463