carcinomatous myopathy

Noun

1.

carcinomatous myopathy - 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

disease of the neuromuscular junction, Eaton-Lambert syndrome, Lambert-Eaton syndrome, myasthenic syndrome