Recurrent vulvar squamous cell carcinoma with multiple site metastases is a rare entity - (up to 14.2% of the total number of recurrences), with a poor prognosis (only 15% of the patients alive at 5 years). Due to its "hard to find" character, there are no standardized guidelines available and the treatment is extrapolated from advanced cervical carcinoma, anal carcinoma and other squamous cell carcinomas.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFParaneoplastic neurologic syndromes (PNS) are a rare heterogeneous group of disorders associated with malignancy that can result in significant functional impairment. One syndrome in particular, paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD), may be severely disabling. PCD is a rare neurological syndrome, associated with active or subclinical cancer, characterized by acute or subacute onset cerebellar ataxia due to tumor-induced autoimmunity against cerebellar antigens.
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