title: Gastric carcinoma associated with dermatomyositis. Case report.
abstract: A case of gastric carcinoma associated with dermatomyositis is reported. Total gastrectomy was performed and subsequently excision of hepatic metastasis. Although the cause-effect relationship between dermatomyositis and internal malignancy remains controversial, the obvious dependence of the clinical course of dermatomyositis on that of the gastric carcinoma in this case suggests a causal involvement.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Osaka University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakon
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Monden
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tane
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Okamura
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen