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Hindi Journal of Clinical & Experimental OncologyISSN: 2324-9110
Susanna Scarpa Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Non small cell lung cancer, Vocal cord paralysis, Paraneoplastic syndrome
Experimental Medicine Department, School of Medicine, University Sapienza of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00162, Rome, Italy.
Biography
Susanna Scarpa was working in the Experimental Medicine Department, School of Medicine, University Sapienza of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00162, Rome, Italy. Doctor has more than 250 publications. Doctor's current research area related to Tumor Cells.
Publications
Case Report Open Access
Unexpected Vocal Cord Paralysis and Myasthenia Gravis in a Patient with Squamous Cell Lung Cancer
Author(s): Francesca De Iuliis, Lucrezia Amoroso, Luciana Blasi, Stefania Vendittozzi, Ludovica Taglieri, Gerardo Salerno, Giuseppe Buongiorno, Giorgio Bandiera, Rosina Lanza and Susanna Scarpa
Vocal cord paralysis is a voice disorder that occurs when one or both the vocal cords don’t open or don’t close properly. This often determines difficulty in swallowing and coughing by the patient, because food or liquids slip into the trachea and the lungs. Vocal cord paralysis may be caused by trauma, cancer, surgery, or intubation and it has been sometimes described to follow vinca alkaloid treatment. Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disorder that can represent a paraneoplastic syndrome in cancer patients. We report a 55-years-old male with an advanced squamous cell lung carcinoma, presenting... view more»
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