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carcinomatous myopathy

DEFINITIONS OF: carcinomatous myopathy

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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

Synonyms:
Eaton-Lambert syndrome, Lambert-Eaton syndrome, myasthenic syndrome
Type of:
disease of the neuromuscular junction
a disease characterized by impairment of neuromuscular junctions
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