title: Paraneoplastic polyarteritis nodosa with cerebral masses: case report and literature review.
abstract: Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) as a paraneoplastic vasculitis is rarely described, especially in association with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Furthermore, only 5% of all PAN patients have central nervous system (CNS) involvement, almost exclusively in the form of cerebral infarction or intracerebral haemorrhage. We report the first case of PAN with multiple immunosuppressant-responsive, cerebral vasculitic lesions in association with metastatic SCC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Veitch
authors.forename: Ted
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Shaun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: Fredrick
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Joshua
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020293:Vasculitis, Central Nervous System / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D051598:Whole Body Imaging
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents
keywords: cerebral lesions; paraneoplastic polyarteritis nodosa; paraneoplastic vasculitis; squamous cell carcinoma