A case of dermatomyositis with anti-TIF1γ antibodies revealing isolated para-aortic lymphadenopathy metastatic recurrence of endometrial cancer: A case report.
Darosa LimOcéane Landon-CardinalAnnie BelisleSandra DavarPublished in: SAGE open medical case reports (2020)
Dermatomyositis is an inflammatory myopathy presenting with characteristic cutaneous eruption and may be accompanied by proximal muscle weakness. Dermatomyositis may represent a paraneoplastic syndrome in 15%-25% of cases and has rarely been associated with endometrial cancer. Herein, we report a case of dermatomyositis with anti-TIF1γ antibodies as the first clinical manifestation revealing isolated para-aortic lymphadenopathy metastatic recurrence of endometrial cancer after 4 years of remission. Interestingly, dermatomyositis rash completely resolved after lymphadenectomy. This case highlights the importance of early dermatomyositis diagnosis, thorough cancer screening, and that cancer treatment may, in some patients, foster dermatomyositis remission.
Keyphrases
- endometrial cancer
- interstitial lung disease
- disease activity
- systemic sclerosis
- rheumatoid arthritis
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- small cell lung cancer
- squamous cell carcinoma
- end stage renal disease
- aortic valve
- skeletal muscle
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- pulmonary artery
- newly diagnosed
- lymph node
- oxidative stress
- peritoneal dialysis
- ulcerative colitis
- lymph node metastasis
- aortic dissection
- early onset
- duchenne muscular dystrophy
- papillary thyroid