title: Paraneoplastic polymyositis associated with breast cancer: a therapeutic emergency.
abstract: The association of polymyositis and cancer was first described in 1916, the most frequent cancers being mammary and gynecological for women, bronchopulmonary for men and digestive for both. This article reports a severe paraneoplastic polymyositis associated with breast cancer. The authors discuss its clinical, pathological and therapeutic particularities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hautepierre Hospital, CHRU, Avenue Molière, 67200 Strasbourg Cedex, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Croce
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guèye
authors.forename: A C E
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Korganow
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chatelus
authors.forename: S M K
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Guèye
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Diemunsch
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mathelin
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016896:Treatment Outcome