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Case Reports
. 2011 Apr;126(3):811-4.
doi: 10.1007/s10549-010-1328-7. Epub 2011 Jan 6.

Paraneoplastic polymyositis associated with breast cancer: a therapeutic emergency

S Croce  1 , M Guèye, A C E Korganow, E Chatelus, S M K Guèye, P Diemunsch, C Mathelin
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Paraneoplastic polymyositis associated with breast cancer: a therapeutic emergency

S Croce et al. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2011 Apr.

Abstract

The association of polymyositis and cancer was first described in 1916, the most frequent cancers being mammary and gynecological for women, bronchopulmonary for men and digestive for both. This article reports a severe paraneoplastic polymyositis associated with breast cancer. The authors discuss its clinical, pathological and therapeutic particularities.

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