A rheumatologic syndrome (paraneoplastic?) in benign tumors
Zuffa, M.; Rusnák, I.; Ujcová, B.; Filková, M.
Vnitrni Lekarstvi 43(6): 392-394
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-773X PMID: 9601871 Document Number: 474572
The authors discuss the possible development of rheumatoid paraneoplastic syndrome in patients with benign tumours. They present three observations they made (cardiac myxoma, subpleural lipoma and pulmonary fibrosclerotic pseudotumour). Paraneoplasias in these cases are interesting from the pathogenetic aspect as regards their development, possibly malignant transformation of benign intrathoracic tumours.