Inflammatory Myopathy as Early Manifestation of Gastric Cancer
Inflammatory myopathy is a paraneoplastic syndrome. Inflammatory myopathy may be the first manifestation of underlying malignancy. It was reported in patients with colon cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, lung cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. There are few reports regarding inflammatory myopathy...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2011-10-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Research |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/19596.pdf&manuscript_id=19596 |
| Summary: | Inflammatory myopathy is a paraneoplastic syndrome. Inflammatory myopathy may be the first manifestation of underlying malignancy. It was reported in patients with colon cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, lung cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. There are few reports regarding inflammatory myopathy in patients with gastric cancer. We want to present inflammatory myopathy as early manifestation of gastric cancer in a 65 y/o Asian male. |
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| ISSN: | 2008-3009 2008-2207 |