Adenocarcinoma of the colon presenting as polymyositis: Case report

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 102-105

  Tsavaris, Nicolas ^a   Karargyris, G ^a   Pikazis, D ^a   Vadiaka, M ^a   Kosmas, C ^a   Sakellaropoulos, N ^a   Vaiopoulos, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

5 fluorouracil; Colorectal cancer; Dermatomyositis; Leucovorin; Methotrexate; Paraneoplastic syndromes; Polymyositis

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; METHOTREXATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; COLON OBSTRUCTION; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEMICOLECTOMY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; POLYMYOSITIS;

EID: 0036199362     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2002.14.1.102     Document Type: Article

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