title: A case of paraneoplastic autoimmune pancreatitis: mini-review of paraneoplastic syndromes in breast cancer.
abstract: Breast cancer (BC), the most common type of cancer in women of the Western world, is often associated with paraneoplastic syndromes (PNS). Autoimmune pancreatitis is a recently recognized entity belonging to the spectrum of IgG4-related systemic diseases, which are characterized by target-organ plasmacytic infiltration and fibrosis. In this report we review PNS associated with BC and we present the first case of BC-associated autoimmune pancreatitis as well as its successful management with steroids and immunosuppressive BC-tailored chemotherapy.
authors: Second Department of Medical Oncology, Agios Savvas Cancer Hospital, Athens, Greece. ljleka2@gmail.com
authors: Lazaros
authors: L
authors: Lekakis
authors: Dimitrios
authors: D
authors: Tryfonopoulos
authors: Gabriel
authors: G
authors: Fakinos
authors: Christos
authors: C
authors: Panopoulos
authors: Maria
authors: M
authors: Theochari
authors: George
authors: G
authors: Koumakis
authors: Stamatina
authors: S
authors: Demiri
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Efremidis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications*; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000150:complications*