Abstract
6/2006
vol. 44
Case reportRheumatic symptoms of malignant tumours – presentation of cases
Reumatologia 2006; 44, 6: 369–373
Online publish date: 2006/12/15
Rheumatic symptoms in the course of malignant tumour can
be caused by musculoskeletal metastases and often precede tumour disease symptoms.
In cases of unclassified arthritis with a violent eruption and untypical rheumatic symptoms the diagnosis must be verified again. Sometimes treatment of malignant neoplasm may cause
a withdrawal of rheumatic symptoms.
The cases presented here are an example of rheumatic dissemble of malignancy.
be caused by musculoskeletal metastases and often precede tumour disease symptoms.
In cases of unclassified arthritis with a violent eruption and untypical rheumatic symptoms the diagnosis must be verified again. Sometimes treatment of malignant neoplasm may cause
a withdrawal of rheumatic symptoms.
The cases presented here are an example of rheumatic dissemble of malignancy.
Keywords
paraneoplastic musculoskeletal syndrome, musculoskeletal metastases, arthritis
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