隐藏的卵巢腺癌表现为皮肤肌炎
Gaurav Khastgir1, Sujata Siwatch2, Shalini Gainder1
1Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
BMJ case reports
|December 10, 2024
概括
皮肤肌炎是一种自身免疫性疾病,可能与潜在的癌症有关. 这个案例突出了一个患者,在手术切除卵巢癌后,她的皮肤状况得到改善.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 皮肤病学 皮肤病学
- 类风湿病学 类风湿病学
背景情况:
- 皮肤肌炎是一种异常性炎症性肌肉病变,其特征是特征性的皮肤皮疹和肌肉虚弱.
- 皮肤肌炎和恶性瘤之间的关联得到了充分证实,尽管确切的病原遗传机制尚不清楚.
- 在被诊断为皮肤肌炎的患者中,早期发现和治疗潜在的潜在恶性瘤至关重要.
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