title: [Dermatomyositis as a paraneoplastic first symptom of ovarian cancer].
abstract: Dermatomyositis (DM) is a rare disease, which is associated with malignancy in around 20% of cases. DM can precede the diagnosis of ovarian cancer by years. In this case, a 63-year-old woman was diagnosed with DM by biopsy due to diffuse symptoms of oedema in both arms and a spreading violet/dark red rash of both arms and thighs. A large inoperable ovarian tumour was found subsequently. In order to reach an early diagnosis and curatively treat people with cancer, extra focus must be paid on paraneoplastic phenomenons including DM.
authors: Fælles Akutmodtagelse, Odense Universitetshospital, Kløvervænget 25, 5000 Odense, Denmark. birgitte.bjoernhart@ouh.regionsyddanmark.dk
authors: Birgitte
authors: B
authors: Bjørnhart
authors: Younes
authors: Y
authors: Yazdanfard
authors: Vibeke
authors: V
authors: Vestergaard
authors: Jens Jørgen Pedersen
authors: JJ
authors: Frifelt
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology