Paraneoplastic myositis secondary to poorly differentiated serous carcinoma of ovarian/tubal origin

Zachary Raizman; Boshra Hosseini; Sarah Kean; Alon D Altman

doi:10.1016/j.gore.2017.04.001

Paraneoplastic myositis secondary to poorly differentiated serous carcinoma of ovarian/tubal origin

Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2017 Apr 5:20:112-114. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2017.04.001. eCollection 2017 May.

Authors

Zachary Raizman¹, Boshra Hosseini², Sarah Kean³, Alon D Altman^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Canada.
² Department of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Manitoba, Canada.
³ Cancer Care Manitoba, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Manitoba, Canada.

Abstract

•Ovarian cancer can present as paraneoplastic myositis.•Presented with progressive weakness unresponsive to treatment with glucocorticoids•Imaging revealed bilateral ovarian masses, myositis resolved after surgery.•Ovarian cancer should be included on the differential diagnosis of a patient presenting with myositis.

Keywords: Ovarian cancer; Paraneoplastic myositis; Serous carcinoma.

Publication types

Case Reports