title: Bilateral palmar contractures as a paraneoplastic syndrome in primary peritoneal carcinoma.
abstract: Primary peritoneal carcinoma, like ovarian cancer, usually causes non-specific abdominal symptoms, and often presents at a late stage. We report a case of primary peritoneal carcinoma where the development of abdominal symptoms was preceded for 6 months by paraneoplastic palmar contractures. This case demonstrates the importance of recognising palmar contractures as a potential sign of neoplastic disease.
authors.affiliation: The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK. Katherine.Sleeman@icr.ac.uk
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Sleeman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harries
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Gore
mesh_terms: D003286:Contracture / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000150:complications*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*