Linhares Santos, Luís Felipe and Teixeira Graça Fernandes, Cláudia Susana and Mendes Duarte Rodrigues Teotónio, António Pedro (2014) Paraneoplastic Polymyalgia Rheumatica as Manifestation of a Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumour. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 1 (1). pp. 1-5. ISSN 2284-2594
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Abstract
Autoimmune diseases may present as paraneoplastic syndrome. This is especially recognized in the case of polymyositis/dermatomyositis, but is less common in polymyalgia rheumatica. The authors describe the case of a 73-year-old man who presented with pain and stiffness of the scapular and pelvic girdles associated with asthenia lasting for a few weeks. The presence of therapeutic resistance and other atypical features directed the investigation towards the search of an occult malignancy. Patient evaluation revealed a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour. After surgical treatment of the underlying neoplasia, the patient recovered fully with resolution of the rheumatic disease.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Paraneoplastic syndrome, polymyalgia rheumatica, cancer |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) > 616.9 Altre malattie (altri rami della Medicina) > 616.99 Tumori, malattie contagiose |
| Depositing User: | Chiara D'Arpa |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Aug 2016 16:16 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Aug 2016 08:19 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/14888 |
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