carcinomatous myopathy

Definitions of carcinomatous myopathy
  1. noun
    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
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    type of:
    disease of the neuromuscular junction
    a disease characterized by impairment of neuromuscular junctions
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