title: Polymyalgia rheumatica and colon malignacy: case report.
abstract: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a relatively common disorder in the elderly. Whereas the relationship between polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis (GCA) is well recognized, there is still controversy about PMR and malignancy. We are presenting a patient with PMR and adenocarcinoma of the sygmoid colon and hypothesize a paraneoplastic relationship.
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Cardial, Pulmonal and Rheumatic Rehabilitation, Talassotherapia, Opatija, Croatia.
authors.forename: Tatjana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kehler
authors.forename: Bozidar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Curković
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D011111:Polymyalgia Rheumatica / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone