title: Adenocarcinoma of the colon presenting as polymyositis: case report.
abstract: The relationship between polymyositis and malignancy is well known. Several types of tumors can be complicated with myositis and/or more frequently dermatomyositis. It has been suggested that tumors of the large bowel are rarely complicated by myositis. We describe a patient with adenocarcinoma of the colon presenting as polymyositis and review the available literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathophysiology, University of Athens School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, Greece. tsavari1@otenet.gr
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsavaris
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Karargyris
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pikazis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vadiaka
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kosmas
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sakellaropoulos
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vaiopoulos
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D000368:Aged; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000209:etiology*