06-11-2006, 08:55 AM
A patient presents to an ophthalmologist complaining of difficulty reading in the afternoons and evenings because his eyelids get "too heavy" and he gets double vision. The ophthalmologist is concerned about a paraneoplastic syndrome because the patient also has a recent unexplained 20 lb weight loss. Which of the following tumors would be most likely to produce this patient's symptoms?
A. Breast carcinoma or renal cell carcinoma
B. Bronchogenic carcinoma or intracranial neoplasm
C. Lymphoma or myeloma
D. Renal cell carcinoma or parathyroid adenoma
E. Thymoma or bronchogenic carcinoma
A. Breast carcinoma or renal cell carcinoma
B. Bronchogenic carcinoma or intracranial neoplasm
C. Lymphoma or myeloma
D. Renal cell carcinoma or parathyroid adenoma
E. Thymoma or bronchogenic carcinoma