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Novel case of a scleroderma-mimicking syndrome associated with gastrointestinal stromal tumour

We report a case of a 54-year-old man who developed an atypical systemic syndrome involving Raynaud’s phenomenon, pulmonary fibrosis and skin thickening. These features were initially suggestive of newly diagnosed scleroderma. However, he displayed atypical clinical features of same, antinuclear ant...

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Autores principales: Butt, Zaran Ahmad, Ng, Wan Lin, Osman, Kamal, Howard, Donough
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7934738/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33664035
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-240211
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Sumario:We report a case of a 54-year-old man who developed an atypical systemic syndrome involving Raynaud’s phenomenon, pulmonary fibrosis and skin thickening. These features were initially suggestive of newly diagnosed scleroderma. However, he displayed atypical clinical features of same, antinuclear antibody was negative and symptoms were refractory to various immunosuppressive therapies. CT imaging revealed a gastric mass, which later proved to be a gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST). Resection of the GIST leads to minimal symptomatic improvement. Surveillance imaging 1 year later revealed metastatic deposits. He was subsequently initiated on imatinib therapy, which led to a rapid improvement in fibrotic changes within weeks. While there have been previous descriptions of paraneoplastic fibrotic disorders, this is the first description of a scleroderma mimic in the setting of a GIST. It highlights an important potential overlap in the pathogenesis of these disease processes and the potential efficacy of tyrosine kinase inhibitors for scleroderma-like fibrotic disorders.