title: [An autopsied case of thoracic esophageal cancer with polymyositis].
abstract: A 47-year-old woman patient who presented with weakness in the proximal parts of the upper and lower limbs and difficulty in swallowing was given a diagnosis of advanced esophageal cancer complicated with polymyositis. Steroid therapy was initiated for the polymyositis, but the CK level remained high. Chemotherapy was then selected as the preferred treatment option for the esophageal cancer, however, the treatment was ineffective and the patient died of respiratory failure. There is currently no consensus on the safety of therapy for malignant carcinoma complicated with collagen diseases, therefore, the selection of treatment modality for the disease must be made with care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Kushiro City General Hospital. t-hirata@nshp.jp
authors.forename: Tamaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirata
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okuda
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawakami
authors.forename: Yasutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suga
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Kazuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yonezawa
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Yasuhisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shinomura
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000150:complications*