[The association of dermatomyositis with cancer: myth or reality?].
We present the case of a 56-year-old woman with proven dermatomyositis associated with an adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder. The association of dermatomyositis-polymyositis and cancer has been known for many years but is still controverted. The search for a malignancy in a patient with DM-PM should not be systematic but guided by abnormal history, physical examination and laboratory results.
Gabay
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Service de médecine, Hôpital de Monthey.
Delaloye
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Laurencet
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001706:Biopsy; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Association dermatomyosite et cancer: mythe ou réalité?