title: Palmar fasciitis and arthritis with ovarian and non-ovarian carcinomas. New syndrome.
abstract: Paraneoplastic syndromes affect a variety of organ systems and often suggest occult malignancy. Recently, a distinct syndrome of palmar fasciitis and arthritis has been associated with ovarian carcinomas. The two cases presented illustrate the fasciitis-arthritis association with other non-ovarian malignancies and suggest an immunologic cause for this disorder.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001168:Arthritis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D007136:Immunoglobulins