Review Article

Cell-Mediated Immune Responses in Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes

Table 1

The most common paraneoplastic neurological syndromes and associated tumors [1, 17, 100].

Typical paraneoplastic syndrome Tumor

Limbic encephalitisSmall-cell lung cancer
Thymoma
Ovarian teratoma
Hodgkin lymphoma
Testicular seminoma

Paraneoplastic cerebellar degenerationOvarian cancer
Breast cancer
Small-cell lung cancer
Thymoma
Hodgkin lymphoma

Subacute sensory neuropathyBreast cancer
Small-cell lung cancer
Thymoma

Opsoclonus/myoclonus syndromeNeuroblastoma (children)
Small-cell lung cancer
Breast cancer
Testicular seminoma

Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndromeSmall-cell lung cancer
Thymoma