Polyarthritis associated with gastric carcinoma.
In a 68-year-old man who had polyarthritis associated with gastric carcinoma surgical resection of the tumour was accompanied by prompt resolution of the arthritic syndrome. In 11 years of follow-up the arthritis has remained in complete remission and there has been no recurrence of the carcinoma. An awareness that polyarthritis may be a presenting manifestation of an underlying carcinoma may, especially in an elderly person, lead to early recognition and treatment of the malignant disease.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery