Gastric carcinoma associated with dermatomyositis. Case report.
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.
Sakon
M
M
Second Department of Surgery, Osaka University Medical School, Japan.
Monden
M
M
Fujimoto
Y
Y
Nakano
H
H
Tane
S
S
Ogawa
M
M
Mori
T
T
Okada
N
N
Okamura
J
J
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
D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen