title: Acute necrotising myopathy in association with carcinoma of the tongue.
abstract: Acute necrotising myopathy (ANM) is a rare complication of carcinoma. The myopathy is proximal, rapidly progressive, associated with rhabdomyolysis and usually fatal. We report an unusual case of acute necrotising myopathy in a woman with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue who is alive, without tumour recurrence two years after diagnosis. This association of ANM with head and neck cancer is unique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Singapore General Hospital.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Pillay
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Estes
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000473:pathology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000473:pathology*; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery