Rapidly progressive scleroderma associated with carcinoma of the oesophagus.
A patient with scleroderma of recent onset was found to have a carcinoma of the oesophagus. The rapid progression of the scleroderma suggested the possibility that it represented a systemic manifestation of malignancy.
D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000209:etiology*