Multiple Skeletal Muscle Metastases from Colon Carcinoma Preceded by Paraneoplastic Dermatomyositis
Joint Authors
Modoni, Sergio
Gerardi, Assunta Maria Teresa
Neri, Vincenzo
Stoppino, Luca Pio
Sanguedolce, Francesca
Fersini, Alberto
Macarini, Luca
Landriscina, Matteo
Bufo, Pantaleo
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-07-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Skeletal muscle metastases are very rare events in colorectal carcinoma.
By contrast, dermatomyositis is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy with characteristic cutaneous manifestations and a well-recognized association with several human malignancies and, among others, colorectal cancer.
Here, we report the case of a 71-year-old woman with paraneoplastic dermatomyositis followed by the development of a metastatic colon cancer.
Interestingly, this patient developed multiple skeletal metastases which were preceded by the worsening of systemic symptoms of dermatomyositis.
This observation suggests that, while muscle tissue is usually resistant to the development of tumor metastases, the inflammatory and immune response which characterizes and boosts paraneoplastic myopathy may represent a favorable soil for tumor cell invasion and metastasization to skeletal muscles.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Landriscina, Matteo& Gerardi, Assunta Maria Teresa& Fersini, Alberto& Modoni, Sergio& Stoppino, Luca Pio& Macarini, Luca…[et al.]. 2013. Multiple Skeletal Muscle Metastases from Colon Carcinoma Preceded by Paraneoplastic Dermatomyositis. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Landriscina, Matteo…[et al.]. Multiple Skeletal Muscle Metastases from Colon Carcinoma Preceded by Paraneoplastic Dermatomyositis. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Landriscina, Matteo& Gerardi, Assunta Maria Teresa& Fersini, Alberto& Modoni, Sergio& Stoppino, Luca Pio& Macarini, Luca…[et al.]. Multiple Skeletal Muscle Metastases from Colon Carcinoma Preceded by Paraneoplastic Dermatomyositis. Case Reports in Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-468546
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-468546