Ground-glass opacity heralding invasive lung adenocarcinoma with prodromal dermatomyositis: a case report

Ground-glass opacity heralding invasive lung adenocarcinoma with prodromal dermatomyositis: a case report

Abstract Background Dermatomyositis, an inflammatory myopathy with cutaneous involvement, is associated with malignancy and often manifests paraneoplastically. While co-occurrence with small cell carcinoma is well attested, primary lung adenocarcinoma, which may present as focal ground-glass opacifi...

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Main Authors: Andrew J. Beel, David S. Demos, Alfred Chung, Charles Liao, Natalie S. Lui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Dermatomyositis
Lung adenocarcinoma
Subsolid
Ground-glass opacity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-018-0705-x

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