Abstract
It has been suggested that lung cancer is frequently associated with polymyositis/dermatomyositis (PM/DM). The purpose of this study was to describe the clinical features of primary lung cancer associated with PM/DM. We first describe the clinical features of two cases treated in our hospital, and then provide a review of the literature. Finally, 24 patients (five females and 19 males) with primary lung cancer associated with PM/DM are retrospectively evaluated. Histological types of lung cancer were as follows: small cell lung cancer (n=7), squamous cell carcinoma (n=5), adenocarcinoma (n=2), others (n=5), and unknown (4). The onset of PM/DM is frequently observed before the detection of lung cancer. This is the first report to describe the clinical features of lung cancer associated with PM/DM.
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Received: 10 March 2000 / Accepted: 20 June 2000
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Fujita, J., Tokuda, M., Bandoh, S. et al. Primary lung cancer associated with polymyositis/dermatomyositis, with a review of the literature. Rheumatology International 20, 81–84 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002960000070
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002960000070