Adenocarcinoma of the colon presenting as polymyositis: case report.
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.
Tsavaris
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Department of Pathophysiology, University of Athens School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, Greece. tsavari1@otenet.gr
Karargyris
G
G
Pikazis
D
D
Vadiaka
M
M
Kosmas
C
C
Sakellaropoulos
N
N
Vaiopoulos
G
G
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D000368:Aged; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000209:etiology*