Palmar fasciitis and arthritis associated with cancer of the prostate.
A case of palmar fasciitis and arthritis (PFA) is described in a man with both a prolactinoma and metastatic cancer of the prostate. This rare condition is mainly described in women with ovarian cancer and our case is the first reported association of PFA with cancer of the prostate.
Van den Bergh
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Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.
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Knockaert
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D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000150:complications*; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000150:complications*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D015175:Prolactinoma / Q000150:complications; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*