title: Pancreas cancer-associated polymyositis of the legs regressing after cephalic duodenopancreatectomy: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Inflammatory myopathy, such as polymyositis, has been widely reported as paraneoplastic syndrome associated with various malignancies. However, its association with pancreas adenocarcinoma is very uncommon.
  
  
  METHODS
  A case of a patient with paraneoplastic polymyositis of both legs associated with pancreatic adenocarcinoma is reported here. The diagnosis of polymyositis was highlighted by MRI and confirmed by histopathological examination. The surgical resection of the primary tumor led to the complete resolution of polymyositis with no further recurrence despite later metastases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The association between pancreatic cancer and paraneoplastic polymyositis is very uncommon and has to be recognized by clinicians.
authors.affiliation: Service of General, Digestive and Endocrine Surgery, Robert-Debré Hospital. Reims, France. lamroun@chu-reims.fr
authors.forename: Koceila Lamine
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Amroun
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Mestier
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deguelte-Lardiere
authors.forename: Marie-Danièle
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Diebold
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bouché
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kianmanesh
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed