Systemic sclerosis associated with rectal cancer. Case report and a brief review of the literature

In Vivo. 2008 Nov-Dec;22(6):825-9.

Abstract

Autoimmune diseases may appear as paraneoplastic syndromes during the course of a neoplastic disease, the most common being dermatomyositis/ polymyositis. The association of systemic sclerosis and cancer is not clear. The case of a 56-year-old male with rectal cancer and systemic sclerosis where the coexistence of the two diseases was closely related, so that scleroderma was considered a paraneoplastic syndrome rather than a concomitant morbid condition, is presented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Biopsy
  • Colectomy
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Middle Aged
  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes / complications
  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes / pathology
  • Rectal Neoplasms / complications*
  • Rectal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Rectal Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Rectal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Scleroderma, Systemic / complications*
  • Scleroderma, Systemic / drug therapy
  • Scleroderma, Systemic / pathology
  • Skin Diseases / complications*
  • Skin Diseases / drug therapy
  • Skin Diseases / pathology

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Methylprednisolone