Dermatomyositis associated with adenocarcinoma of the lung: A case report.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_467_18 and PMC identifier 6436299.
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Abstract
The association of dermatomyositis and underlying malignancies, especially small cell and squamous cell carcinoma of the lung, has been recognized a long time ago. We report the case of a 63-year-old male chronic smoker with adenocarcinoma lung associated with dermatomyositis. The occurrence of dermatomyositis should be considered as a potential presentation of paraneoplastic syndromes and physicians encountering similar clinical situations should perform extensive diagnostic work-up to exclude underlying neoplastic lesions.