title: Myopathy as paraneoplastic syndrome of colon malignancy in an elderly patient.
abstract: Neoplastic diseases may be complicated by rheumatic diseases or may be occur with them. Dermatomyositis/polymyositis and polymyalgia rheumatica are described as paraneoplastic syndromes. We report a case with proximal muscular weakness as only symptom of colon cancer in the absence of other symptoms and laboratory abnormalities, and we discuss the nosological classification as a possible atypical form of polymyositis.
authors.affiliation: Medicina Generale, ASL 2 Savonese, Savona, Italy. rosafern@tiscali.it
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rosa
authors.forename: Margherita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: Ambra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buschiazzo
authors.forename: Eugenio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lanfranco
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D000368:Aged; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*