Paraneoplastic dermatomyositis associated with adenocarcinoma of the lung

Daliborka S Bursac; Danica S Sazdanic-Velikic; Aleksandar P Tepavac; Nevena M Secen

doi:10.4103/0973-1482.136028

Paraneoplastic dermatomyositis associated with adenocarcinoma of the lung

J Cancer Res Ther. 2014 Jul-Sep;10(3):730-2. doi: 10.4103/0973-1482.136028.

Authors

Daliborka S Bursac¹, Danica S Sazdanic-Velikic, Aleksandar P Tepavac, Nevena M Secen

Affiliation

¹ Department for Chemotherapy, Institute for Pulmonary Diseases of Vojvodina, Clinic for Pulmonary Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Put Doktora Goldmana 4, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia.

PMID: 25313769
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.136028

Abstract

The association of dermatomyositis and lung cancer has been recognized a long time ago. The case of a 57-year old patient with lung adenocarcinoma and dermatomyositis as the first sign of the illness is presented. The occurrence of dermatomyositis should be considered as a potential presentation of paraneoplastic syndromes, particularly in patients at risk for lung cancer.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / complications*
Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis
Adenocarcinoma / surgery
Adenocarcinoma of Lung
Dermatomyositis / complications*
Dermatomyositis / diagnosis
Dermatomyositis / surgery
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / complications*
Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis
Lung Neoplasms / surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Paraneoplastic Syndromes / diagnosis
Paraneoplastic Syndromes / etiology*
Paraneoplastic Syndromes / surgery
Skin / pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome