Dermatomyositis and bronchial squamous cell carcinoma: evidence for a true relationship.
The authors report a case of dermatomyositis (D.M) in a 57-year-old man, associated with a squamous cell bronchial carcinoma. The complete resolution of the dermatomyositis after radical resection of the bronchial tumor strongly suggested a paraneoplastic phenomenon.
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Service de Pneumologie, Cliniques Universitaires UCL de Mont-Godinne, Yvoir, Belgique.
Buysschaert
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Donckier
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Weynants
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D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes