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Sae Ohwada1, Noriyuki Akutsu1, Yoshiharu Masaki1
1Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Abstract:
Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema (RS3PE) syndrome is characterized by bilateral synovitis and marked pitting edema of the hands and/or feet. Despite the unknown etiology of RS3PE, several reports have described the putative association of this disease with malignant tumors. We herein report the findings of a 76-year-old man with RS3PE syndrome who developed hepatocellular carcinoma 3 years after achieving clinical remission of RS3PE using corticosteroid treatment; high vascular endothelial growth factor and tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels were considered to have contributed to carcinogenesis in this patient. The sequence of clinical events in this case strongly suggests that careful follow-up, even after clinical remission, is necessary for patients with RS3PE syndrome whose malignancy is not confirmed at diagnosis.
