English noun: carcinomatous myopathy | |||
1. | carcinomatous myopathy (state) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disease of the neuromuscular junction | ||