[A Case of Gastric Cancer Associated with Sjögren's Syndrome and Interstitial Pneumonia]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2015 Nov;42(12):1974-6.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 77-year-old man presented with poor appetite and dyspnea. A gastroendoscopy showed an advanced gastric cancer and a CT scan demonstrated diffuse interstitial infiltrative shadows in both lungs. Laboratory data showed high level of anti-SSA and anti-SSB antibodies, suggestive of interstitial pneumonia associated with Sjögren's syndrome. Although the levels of KL-6 and SP-D, markers of interstitial pneumonia, decreased after steroid and immunosuppressive therapy, the CT findings of interstitial pneumonia showed no remarkable change. Surgery was performed 2 months after the administration of prednisolone since the respiratory function had improved, allowing the administration of general anesthesia. A CT scan revealed remarkable improvement of the lung lesions after the surgery. Therefore, it is likely that Sjögren's syndrome and interstitial pneumonia manifested as paraneoplastic syndromes in the presented case.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Gastrectomy
  • Humans
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / complications*
  • Male
  • Prognosis
  • Sjogren's Syndrome / complications*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / complications*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology
  • Stomach Neoplasms / surgery