Yahata S, Endo T, Kawaguchi N, Aoki S, Katsuta Y, Hayakawa H
First Department of Internal Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
Nihon Ika Daigaku Zasshi. 1993 Feb;60(1):50-3. doi: 10.1272/jnms1923.60.50.
An association between dermatomyositis-polymyositis and malignancy has been reported. However, controversy exists regarding a direct causal relationship between the two diseases. We describe a patient who had the concurrent onset and parallel clinical course of dermatomyositis and malignancy, and discuss the possible mechanisms for the association of the two disorders.