title: Palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis, a rare paraneoplastic syndrome related to ovarian cancer.
abstract: Palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome (PFPAS) is an uncommon disorder characterized by diffuse inflammation of the palmar fascia, tendon sheaths, and joints of the fingers and wrists, which rapidly progresses to flexion contracture of the hands. This paraneoplastic syndrome, originally linked to ovarian carcinoma, has also been associated with multiple different malignancies. As PFPAS usually precedes the detection of cancer, its symptoms should raise the suspicion of an underlying malignancy and should be thoroughly investigated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Hôpital de Jolimont, La Louvière, Belgium.
authors.forename: C
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3454-0630
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: van Marcke
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Hôpital de Jolimont, La Louvière, Belgium.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Seront
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital de Jolimont, La Louvière, Belgium.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Docquier
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Hôpital de Jolimont, La Louvière, Belgium.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Filleul
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001168:Arthritis / Q000209:etiology*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*