Guillain-Barré Syndrome as a Presenting Symptom in Breast Cancer: The Importance of Considering Paraneoplastic Neurologic Syndrome.

Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (PNS) are a group of rare immune-mediated disorders with neurological sequela in cancer patients. It usually occurs when an immune response against a systemic tumor is incorrectly directed to the nervous system. Compared to other reported manifestations of PNS in breast cancer, Guillain Barre syndrome (GBS) is exceedingly rare.

An Emphasis on Screening to Detect Liver Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients Having Undergone the Fontan Procedure in Early Childhood.

The Fontan procedure is a surgical procedure for patients with single-ventricle anatomy that results in the flow of systemic venous blood to the lungs without passing through a ventricle. Before the 1970s, most children with single-ventricle anatomy failed to survive into adulthood. With the introduction of the Fontan procedure, and its many modifications, the survival rate of these patients improved exponentially.