Paraneoplastic dermatomyositis as presentation of thymic carcinoma.
Thymic carcinomas are very rare and heterogeneous groups of anterior mediastinum neoformations with an extremely aggressive behavior. Often, the diagnosis is made in the advanced stages. Paraneoplastic syndromes associated with thymic carcinoma are extremely rare. We report a case of a 64-year-old man presenting with early stage thymic carcinoma which was discovered because of associated paraneoplastic dermatomyositis. The dermatomyositis disappeared completely after radical resection of the tumor. After 20-month follow-up, the patient is in good clinical condition without recidivism of disease.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, S. Orsola Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, Bologna, Italy. dellamore76@libero.it
Andrea
A
Dell'Amore
Nizar
N
Asadi
Guido
G
Caroli
Giampiero
G
Dolci
Alessandro
A
Bini
Franco
F
Stella
D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery