Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5699747 | Clinical Oncology | 2006 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Paraneoplastic syndromes are a collection of disorders affecting an organ or tissue caused by cancer but occurring at a site distant from the primary or metastases. Dermatomyositis can occur in association with malignancy as a paraneoplastic phenomenon. We present a case of a patient presenting simultaneously with an advanced carcinosarcoma of the uterus and dermatomyositis. The diagnoses, pathophysiology and treatment of these two conditions are discussed and current published studies reviewed.
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Authors
M. Chandiramani, C. Joynson, R. Panchal, R.P. Symonds, L.J.R. Brown, B. Morgan, M. Decatris,