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Case Reports
. 2002 Feb;14(1):102-5.
doi: 10.1179/joc.2002.14.1.102.

Adenocarcinoma of the colon presenting as polymyositis: case report

N Tsavaris  1 , G Karargyris, D Pikazis, M Vadiaka, C Kosmas, N Sakellaropoulos, G Vaiopoulos
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Adenocarcinoma of the colon presenting as polymyositis: case report

N Tsavaris et al. J Chemother. 2002 Feb.

Abstract

The relationship between polymyositis and malignancy is well known. Several types of tumors can be complicated with myositis and/or more frequently dermatomyositis. It has been suggested that tumors of the large bowel are rarely complicated by myositis. We describe a patient with adenocarcinoma of the colon presenting as polymyositis and review the available literature.

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