Paraneoplastic dermatomyositis associated with neuroendocrine tumor of an unknown primary site: A case report

• DOI: 10.15761/ccrr.1000138
• Publication Date: 2015-10-13T02:50:45Z
• Authors: Caroline Souza do...; Victor Domingos L...; Antônio Carlos Ca...; João Luiz Chicci ...; Liane Rapatoni; Fabiano Pinto Sag...; Luciano Neder; Rodrigo de Oliveira; Harley Francisco ...; Fernanda Maris Peria
• Keywords: Primary (astronomy)

We report a case of paraneoplastic dermatomyositis in patient with diagnosis neuroendocrine tumor an unknown primary site.A 49-year-old woman, hypertensive, was admitted to our hospital due mass detected by abdominal computed tomography, contact the liver and gallbladder, having compressive effect on inferior vena cava, measuring 10.4 x 7.3 7.8 cm.Pathological examination showed signet-ring cell neoplasm ki-67 proliferation index 60%, microscopic immunohistochemical findings indicated metastatic appendiceal goblet carcinoid.The association between malignant neoplasms has been described literature; however, this is first syndrome associated tumor.