Bilateral phrenic nerve paralysis as a manifestation of paraneoplastic syndrome

Zaher K. Otrock Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

Wissam M. Barada Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

Raja A. Sawaya Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

Jad F. Saab Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

Ali A. Bazarbachi Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, LebanonCorrespondence[email protected]

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