Gastric carcinoma associated with dermatomyositis. Case report
Sakon, M.; Monden, M.; Fujimoto, Y.; Nakano, H.; Tane, S.; Ogawa, M.; Mori, T.; Okada, N.; Okamura, J.
Acta Chirurgica Scandinavica 155(6-7): 365-366
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-5482 PMID: 2816224 Document Number: 331152
A case of gastric carcinoma associated with dermatomyositis is reported. Total gastrectomy was performed and subsequently excision of hepatic metastasis. Although the cause-effect relationship between dermatomyositis and internal malignancy remains controversial, the obvious dependence of the clinical course of dermatomyositis on that of the gastric carcinoma in this case suggests a causal involvement.