Paraneoplastic polymyositis in recurring adrenal gland carcinoma

Lingor, Paul; Boetticher, Dirk von; Bähr, Mathias; Faßbender, Klaus

doi:10.1016/s1474-4422(03)00440-x

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“…A limited number of urogenital malignancies have also been associated with IIM 4,5 . Ours is the second reported case of adrenal cancer associated with PM 5 …”

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confidence: 74%

“…The most common associated cancers are those of the ovaries, gastrointestinal tract, lung and breast and non‐Hodgkin lymphoma 3 . A limited number of urogenital malignancies have also been associated with IIM 4,5 . Ours is the second reported case of adrenal cancer associated with PM 5 …”

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confidence: 88%

“…3 A limited number of urogenital malignancies have also been associated with IIM. 4,5 Ours is the second reported case of adrenal cancer associated with PM. 5 The etiology of the association of cancer with myositis remains unclear.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…4,5 Ours is the second reported case of adrenal cancer associated with PM. 5 The etiology of the association of cancer with myositis remains unclear. The most popular hypothesis is that myositis occurs as a paraneoplastic syndrome.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…There are several reports of the improvement of IIM in association with successful treatment of the underlying cancer. 5 Although a great improvement has been achieved in controlling IIM, survival rates are lower in IIM patients with malignancy than in IIM patients alone. 9 This may be due to the fact that the majority of malignancies with IIM are detected 1 or 2 years after the appearance of symptoms of myositis.…”

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confidence: 99%

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A case of polymyositis associated with adrenal carcinoma

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The association between idiopathic inflammatory myositis and cancer is well recognized. Most descriptions have been of dermatomyositis-associated cancer, however, a few have been of polymyositis-associated adrenal cancer. Here, we report a 69-year-old man in whom polymyositis-associated adrenal cancer was diagnosed. The patient complained of difficulty with walking and with standing unassisted. Physical examination and electrophysiological studies revealed an abnormality of the proximal muscles. Serum levels of creatine kinase and lactic dehydrogenase were increased. Imaging studies showed a solid tumor measuring 14 x 9 cm in the retroperitoneum. After surgical excision of the tumor, including the left kidney, the serum levels of creatine kinase and lactic dehydrogenase normalized, and symptoms of myositis disappeared.

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“…A limited number of urogenital malignancies have also been associated with IIM 4,5 . Ours is the second reported case of adrenal cancer associated with PM 5 …”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 74%