Letter/Communication
Tubular Aggregates in Skeletal Muscle Associated With Neoplastic Disease
Archives of neurology (Chicago), Vol.47(4), pp.382-383
04/01/1990
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1990.00530040022013
PMID: 2322129
Abstract
TO THE EDITOR. —Tubular aggregates in skeletal muscle have been described in an increasing variety of disorders, including periodic paralysis; muscular dystrophies; inflammatory myopathies; chronic alcoholism; familial neuromuscular disease characterized by myalgia; and a variety of drug exposures, including anticonvulsants.1-7 We report the observation of tubular aggregates in skeletal muscle from a patient with neoplastic disease and suggest that a pathogenetic relationship may exist between the development of tubular aggregates and the disturbance in calcium metabolism and regulation that frequently occurs in neoplastic disease. REPORT OF A CASE. —A 73-year-old man with no prior history of myalgias, muscle cramps, or muscle weakness presented with a 3-month history of orthostatic hypotension with occasional syncope, night sweats, and a 7-kg weight loss. His blood pressure was 120/60 mm Hg supine, with a pulse rate of 90 beats per minute. On standing, his blood pressure dropped to 70/42 mm Hg, with a
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Tubular Aggregates in Skeletal Muscle Associated With Neoplastic Disease
- Creators
- Jack E RiggsSydney S SchochetLudwig Gutmann
- Resource Type
- Letter/Communication
- Publication Details
- Archives of neurology (Chicago), Vol.47(4), pp.382-383
- DOI
- 10.1001/archneur.1990.00530040022013
- PMID
- 2322129
- NLM abbreviation
- Arch Neurol
- ISSN
- 0003-9942
- eISSN
- 1538-3687
- Publisher
- American Medical Association
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/01/1990
- Academic Unit
- Neurology
- Record Identifier
- 9984020655902771
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