Table 1 Characteristics of GBS cases associated with renal cell carcinoma
Type of renal cell carcinoma | Clinical manifestation | Time of GBS onset before diagnosis | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
Papillary | paresthesia, numbness and symmetric progressive weakness of lower limbs | 3 weeks | Presented manuscript |
Clear cell | progressive gait disturbance and muscle weakness | one month | Nishioka K et al. [5] |
Clear cell | progressive weakness, sensory changes, and urinary retention | one year | Yang I et al. [6] |
Papillary | numbness bilaterally in her feet, hands, and lips; difficulties with balance and manipulating objects with her hands | three months | Allen JA et al. [20] |
Clear cell | muscle weakness and fasciculations in the upper extremities | five months | Turk HM et al. [21] |
Clear cell | diplopia, dysarthria, dysphagia, and bilateral lower extremity weakness | “fulminant”, not specified | Roy MJ et al. [22] |
Clear cell | facial palsy and progressive weakness of both arms and legs | not specified, month since symptoms aggravated | Alimonti A et al. [23] |
Not specified | progressive respiratory and limb muscle weakness | three weeks | Forman D et al. [24] |
Not specified | atypical, progressive neuropathy after nephrectomy | two months | Kim et al. [25] |
Not specified | motor neuron disease | not specified | Evans et al. [26] |