A case of paraneoplastic autoimmune pancreatitis: mini-review of paraneoplastic syndromes in breast cancer

Anticancer Res. 2012 Aug;32(8):3311-4.

Abstract

Breast cancer (BC), the most common type of cancer in women of the Western world, is often associated with paraneoplastic syndromes (PNS). Autoimmune pancreatitis is a recently recognized entity belonging to the spectrum of IgG4-related systemic diseases, which are characterized by target-organ plasmacytic infiltration and fibrosis. In this report we review PNS associated with BC and we present the first case of BC-associated autoimmune pancreatitis as well as its successful management with steroids and immunosuppressive BC-tailored chemotherapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Autoimmune Diseases / complications*
  • Breast Neoplasms / complications*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pancreatitis / complications*
  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes / complications*