González Amores Yolanda, Hernando Rebollar Sofía, Casado Bernabeu Aida
UGC Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, España.
UGC Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Don Benito.
Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2016 May;108(5):292. doi: 10.17235/reed.2016.4064/2015.
Tumors originating in the digestive system, like those in other areas, whether solid or otherwise, may present with extradigestive manifestations in the setting of a paraneoplastic syndrome. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune condition most commonly involving women of childbearing age. On occasion it represents a paraneoplastic manifestation heralding a primary tumor. Cancer suspicion is therefore a key element for newly diagnosed SLE cases with nonstandard epidemiology even in the absence of suggestive symptoms, and digestive tumors should be included in the differential diagnosis.
