Paraneoplastic Dermatomyositis Associated With Panurothelial Transitional Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review

Riccardo Bientinesi, Mauro Ragonese, Francesco Pinto, Pierfrancesco Bassi, Emilio Sacco

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Abstract

Dermatomyositis (DM) is an uncommon inflammatory myopathy of unknown aetiology characterized by pain and weakness in the proximal muscles, cutaneous symptoms and characteristic electrophysiological and pathological findings. DM is related to an increased risk of cancer and is often considered as a paraneoplastic syndrome. The malignancies most strongly associated with DM are ovarian, lung, gastrointestinal cancers and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. However, the association with the bladder cancer is unusual.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)N/A-N/A
RivistaClinical Genitourinary Cancer
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2015

Keywords

  • Bladder cancer
  • Dermatomyositis
  • Paraneoplastic dermatomyositis
  • Paraneoplastic syndrome
  • TCC

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