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Case Report
Fallopian tube cancer associated with paraneoplastic dermatomyositis - asymptomatic multivisceral exacerbated dermatomyositis mimicking recurrent widespread malignant disease: case report
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1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Innsbruck Medical University
2 Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Innsbruck Medical University
3 Department of Dermatology, Innsbruck Medical University (Austria)
Eur. J. Gynaecol. Oncol. 2008, 29(2), 168–170;
Published: 10 April 2008
Abstract

Objective: To report an uncommon case of a recurrent episode of primarily paraneoplastic dermatomyositis which was completely disconnected from the initially triggering malignancy and manifested as a silent pure multivisceral exacerbation. Case: A 70-yearold woman presented with a pure multivisceral episode of dermatomyositis without characteristic musculo-cutaneous symptoms one year after successful treatment of fallopian tube carcinoma with complete resolvement of a concomittant paraneoplastic dermatomyositis. The uncommon manifestation of recurrent dermatomyositis involving the lungs, spleen and liver, both adrenal glands and abdominal lymph nodes, mimicked a highly disseminated recurrence of the fallopian tube cancer. Physicians participating in the interdisciplinary tumor board were misled to opt for reinductive chemotherapy. Only histologic diagnosis obtained from multiple biopsies uncovered the inflammatory nature of the disease and spared the patient unneeded chemotherapy. Conclusion: Asymptomatic multivisceral dermatomyositis may mimic metastatic spread of the initially underlying malignancy and may misdirect therapeutic strategies towards inadequate antineoplastic treatment.
Keywords
Carcinoma of the fallopian tube
Dermatomyositis
Paraneoplastic disease
Metastatic disease
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