title: Dermatomyositis-polymyositis and malignancy. Is there a direct relation?
abstract: An association between dermatomyositis-polymyositis and malignancy has been reported. However, controversy exists regarding a direct causal relationship between the two diseases. We describe a patient who had the concurrent onset and parallel clinical course of dermatomyositis and malignancy, and discuss the possible mechanisms for the association of the two disorders.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yahata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katsuta
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hayakawa
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000150:complications*