A case report of a patient with overlap syndrome systemic lupus erythematosus( SLE) and polymyositis( PM)whose condition improved following treatment for coexisting descending colon cancer

Kijima, T.; Kanekiyo, S.; Nakasuga, C.; Inoue, Y.; Shindo, Y.; Tsutsui, M.; Yoshino, S.; Kubo, M.; Yano, M.; Bimoto, M.; Kanda, T.; Hazama, S.; Oka, M.; Kijima, T; Kanekiyo, S; Nakasuga, C; Inoue, Y; Shindo, Y; Tsutsui, M; Yoshino, S; Kubo, M; Yano, M; Bimoto, M; Kanda, T; Hazama, S; Oka, M

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A case report of a patient with overlap syndrome systemic lupus erythematosus ( SLE) and polymyositis ( PM) whose condition improved following treatment for coexisting descending colon cancer

Kijima, T.; Kanekiyo, S.; Nakasuga, C.; Inoue, Y.; Shindo, Y.; Tsutsui, M.; Yoshino, S.; Kubo, M.; Yano, M.; Bimoto, M.; Kanda, T.; Hazama, S.; Oka, M.

Gan to Kagaku Ryoho. Cancer and ChemoTherapy 40(12): 1936-1938

2013

ISSN/ISBN: 0385-0684

PMID: 24393971

Document Number: 670754

Here, we report a case of a patient with overlap syndrome (systemic lupus erythematosus[SLE]and polymyositis[PM]) whose condition improved following treatment for coexisting descending colon cancer. A 75-year-old man experienced Raynaud symptoms and arthralgia. He was diagnosed as having overlap syndrome (SLE/PM) and was treated with steroids. However, the symptoms did not improve. Descending colon cancer was diagnosed by colonoscopy. After surgery, overlap syndrome improved immediately. Overlap syndrome was considered as a paraneoplastic event caused by the coexisting descending colon cancer.