title: Dramatic resolution of bullous pemphigoid after surgery for gastric cancer: A case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  An association between bullous pemphigoid (BP) and internal malignancy has been suggested. However, no reports have documented a dramatic improvement in BP after surgery for gastric cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  An 82-year-old Japanese woman was admitted to a local hospital for severe fatigue. On examination, she was diagnosed with BP and gastric cancer. Her BP was resistant to steroid treatment; however, it improved dramatically after surgery for gastric cancer.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this case, a strong relationship appeared to exist between BP and gastric cancer.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the first report of a dramatic improvement in BP after surgery for gastric cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of General surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8638, Japan. Electronic address: ywsrw243@yahoo.co.jp.
authors.forename: Keita
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Sapporo Kosei Hospital, N3, E8, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-0033, Japan. Electronic address: h.kawamura@ja-hokkaidoukouseiren.or.jp.
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Sapporo Kosei Hospital, N3, E8, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-0033, Japan. Electronic address: h.ishizu@ja-hokkaidoukouseiren.or.jp.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishizu
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Sapporo Kosei Hospital, N3, E8, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-0033, Japan. Electronic address: kumi-okd@sc5.so-net.ne.jp.
authors.forename: Kuniaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okada
keywords: Bullous pemphigoid; Gastric cancer; Resolution