title: Dermatomyositis and female malignancy.
abstract: All cases of dermatomyositis-polymyositis in women seen between 1970 and 1977 at Baylor Affiliated Hospitals were reviewed. Twenty-five patients were identified with this diagnosis. Of these women, 5 were found to have a malignant tumor: 3 ovarian carcinomas, 1 cervical intraepithelial carcinoma, and 1 colon carcinoma. Pertinent histologic and clinical findings in patients with dermatomyositis-polymyositis are discussed. The high prevalence of malignancy in these patients, previously recognized, is discussed. A case report is presented.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009220:Myositis / Q000150:complications; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications