Polymyositis as a presentation of advanced carcinoma of Mullerian origin: A case report and discussion

• Ovarian cancer of Mullerian origin may have paraneoplastic features as a first presenting symptom. • Presentations of polymyositis may be associated with underlying carcinomas of Mullerian origin. • Our patient demonstrated clinical improvement in symptoms after initiation of steroids, IVIG and ch...

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Autores principales: Dieffenbach, Catherine, Bouberhan, Sara, Raynor, Elizabeth, Shea, Meghan, Liu, Fong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6044107/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30014017
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2018.04.010
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Sumario:• Ovarian cancer of Mullerian origin may have paraneoplastic features as a first presenting symptom. • Presentations of polymyositis may be associated with underlying carcinomas of Mullerian origin. • Our patient demonstrated clinical improvement in symptoms after initiation of steroids, IVIG and chemotherapy.

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