Rapidly progressive myositis as the sole manifestation of a concurrent gastric carcinoma.
Inflammatory myopathies including polymyositis and dermatomyositis are autoimmune disorders presenting with characteristic muscle weakness. These diseases, especially dermatomyositis, have a well-known association with a wide variety of neoplasms including lung, breast, ovary and colon cancers. Here we report the case of a 58-year-old man who presented with a 3-week history of myositis and was simultaneously diagnosed with gastric cancer.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. asadi_m@tums.ac.ir
Mehrnaz
M
Asadi
Maryam
M
Javanbakht
Sirin
S
Khajavian
Sara
S
Zand
D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004576:Electromyography; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed