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CASE REPORTS IN ONCOLOGY
Volume 3, Issue 1, Pages 88-92Publisher
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000308714
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Necrotizing myopathy; Inflammatory myopathy; Paraneoplastic syndromes
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Inflammatory myopathies such as dermatomyositis and polymyositis are well-recognized paraneoplastic syndromes. Little is known, however, about necrotizing myopathies in association with cancer. We here describe a case of paraneoplastic necrotizing myopathy with a mild inflammatory infiltrate in a patient with adenocarcinoma. After the rapid development of a severe, disabling muscle weakness, the patient experienced near complete recovery within 4 months under oral prednisone treatment. In the context of the presented case, we will review current knowledge about paraneoplastic necrotizing myopathies.
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