A Case of Dermatomyositis Associated with Different Types of Cancers at Intervals of Six Years

Japanese Journal of Clinical Immunology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 427-430

  Hashimoto, Mikiko ^a,b   Yoshifuji, Hajime ^b   Mimori, Tsuneyo ^b  

^a SHIZUOKA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Dermatomyositis; Ovarian cancer

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CASE REPORT; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY TUMOR; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; SECOND CANCER; TIME;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADENOCARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 17144410723     PISSN: 09114300     EISSN: 13497413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2177/jsci.27.427     Document Type: Article

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