Table 1.
Cases of pareneoplastic neurological syndromesassociated with tumors in the Lombardy region from 1998 to 2003. f = female, m = male.
| Neurological Phenotype | Sex | Associated Tumors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female n (%) | Male n (%) | Total n (%) | Lung Cancer | Breast Cancer | Colon Cancer | Gynecological Cancer | |
| Encephalomyelitis | 9 (9%) | 9 (4.1%) | 18 (5.6%) | 11 (2 f, 9 m) | 5 f | 2 f | / |
| Degenerative brain diseases (dementia + extrapyramidal disorders) | 49 (49%) | 66 (29.7%) | 115 (35.7%) | 68 (14 f, 54 m) | 29 f | 18 (6 f, 12 m) | |
| Cerebellar degeneration | 12 (12%) | 9 (4%) | 21 (6.5%) | 10 (2 f, 8 m) | 9 f | 1 m | 1 f |
| Polyneuropathy | 30 (30%) | 136 (61.3%) | 166 (51.6%) | 166 (30 f, 136 m) | / | / | / |
| Retinal degeneration | 0 | 2 (0.9%) | 2 (0.6%) | 2 m | / | / | / |
| Opsoclonus-myoclonus | 0 | 0 | 0 | / | / | / | / |
| Total | 100 | 222 | 322 | 257 | 43 | 21 | 1 |