Henoch-Schönlein syndrome associated with breast cancer. A case report.
The association of the Henoch-Schönlein syndrome with leukemias and lymphomas, though rare, is well known, but this type of pathology appears to be exceptional in the case of solid tumors. The authors report a case of malignant breast tumor wherein cutaneous vasculitis appeared at the moment of the disease's progression.
Maestri
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Medical Oncology Unit, St. Anna Hospital, Ferrara, Italy.
Malacarne
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Santini
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D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D018450:Disease Progression; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011695:IgA Vasculitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology