[A case of dermatomyositis associated with breast cancer]

Presented is a case of a 48-year-old woman with dermatomyositis associated with breast cancer. A standard radical mastectomy against the breast cancer was performed in addition to the administration of adriamycin, 5-Fu, and tamoxifen as adjuvant chemoendocrine therapy. The symptoms of dermatomyositis were not that severe, so no steroid therapy was given. The patient now is ambulatory and has been discharged, and no symptoms of recurrence or exacerbations of dermatomyositis has occurred.