title: Paraneoplastic polymyositis associated with squamous cell carcinoma of the lung.
abstract: An association between polymyositis and lung cancer has been debated. Published data usually lack either lung cancer histologic differentiation or biopsy-based delineation between polymyositis and dermatomyositis. We reported a case of a 56-year-old man with squamous cell carcinoma of the lung confined to a single hilar lymph node presenting with biopsy-proven polymyositis of 3 months in duration. Polymyositis should be considered as a potential presentation of paraneoplastic syndrome, especially in patients who are at risk for lung cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department Of Medicine, Medical College Of Wisconsin, 9200 West Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. mgabrilo@mcw.edu
authors.forename: Mikhail
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gabrilovich
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raza
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dolan
authors.forename: Tasleem
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Raza
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy