carcinomatous myopathy

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carcinomatous myopathy Definition

• (n) a disease seen in patients with lung cancer and characterized by weakness and fatigue of hip and thigh muscles and an aching back; caused by antibodies directed against the neuromuscular junctions

carcinomatous myopathy Synonyms

• carcinomatous myopathy
• Eaton-Lambert syndrome
• Lambert-Eaton syndrome
• myasthenic syndrome