[Eight cases of rheumatism associated with cancer].
OBJECTIVE
To study the rheumatic diseases associated with cancer diagnosed in an Internal Medicine Service.


METHODS
A retrospective and descriptive study of the patients diagnosed during 1992-2000 of different rheumatic diseases associated with cancer.


RESULTS
During a period of 9 years we identified 8 cases of paraneoplastic rheumatisms about a total of 2,127 patient, representing an incidence of 3.7@1000, with a predominance in males. The consultation motive in all them was the clinic of the rheumatic disease. Six of the eight neoplasias were adenocarcinomas.


CONCLUSIONS
Though the paraneoplastic rheumatisms are not frequent, it is necessary take into account their existence when exist antecedent of neoplasia, in patient male and when the clinical course or response to the treatment is atypical.
Llorente Díez
B
B
Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra.
Alonso Martínez
J L
JL
Echegaray Agara
M
M
González Arencibia
C
C
Solano Remírez
M
M
Urbieta Echezarreta
M A
MA
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000150:complications*