A case of severe arthralgia with malignant mesothelioma-associated hypertrophic osteoarthropathy.
Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA) is a rare syndrome characterized by the abnormal proliferation of dermato-osseous tissue. We report a rare case of malignant mesothelioma-associated HOA who suffered from refractory painful osteoarthropathy. HOA can be associated with malignant mesothelioma and that may be resistant to any treatment.
Department of Respiratory Medicine Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center Yokohama Japan; Department of Respiratory Medicine Tokyo Jikei University Hospital Tokyo Japan.
Hideaki
H
Yamakawa
Department of Respiratory Medicine Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center Yokohama Japan.
Akimasa
A
Sekine
Department of Respiratory Medicine Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center Yokohama Japan.
Terufumi
T
Kato
Department of Respiratory Medicine Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center Yokohama Japan; Department of Respiratory Medicine Tokyo Jikei University Hospital Tokyo Japan.
Yumie
Y
Yamanaka
Department of Respiratory Medicine Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center Yokohama Japan.
Eri
E
Hagiwara
Department of Pathobiology Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine Yokohama Japan.
Shigeaki
S
Umeda
Department of Respiratory Medicine Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center Yokohama Japan.
Takashi
T
Ogura
Growth hormone; hypertrophic osteoarthropathy; malignant mesothelioma; vascular endothelial growth factor