Abstract
Polyneuropathy has rarely been encountered in association with melanoma. Although this association may be a biologically plausible phenomenon considering the common embryonic origin of the melanocytes and Schwann cells with proven antibody cross reactivity, only few such cases have been reported so far. We report 2 new cases of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy in association with malignant melanoma, which we believe will add more evidence of this association. We also include a short review of the literature for similar cases.
Article Type
Case Report
First Page
167
Last Page
170
Recommended Citation
Dbouk, Mohamad B.; Nafissi, Shahriar; and Ghorbani, Askar
(2012)
"Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy following malignant melanoma,"
Neurosciences: Vol. 17:
Iss.
2, Article 13.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/1658-3183.1942