title: Fatal bladder cancer and dermatomyositis.
abstract: Dermatomyositis is an uncommon inflammatory myopathy accompanied by characteristic cutaneous findings. Adult-onset dermatomyositis is often associated with internal malignancy. We report a case of dermatomyositis associated with an aggressive and fatal case of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn, USA.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Federman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Radonich
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Kirsner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology