Palmar fasciitis and arthritis syndrome associated with metastatic ovarian carcinoma: A report of four cases

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 654-660

  Martorell, Edgar A ^b   Murray, Peter M ^a   Peterson, Jeffrey J ^b   Menke, David M ^b   Calamia, Kenneth T ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

ovarian cancer; Palmar fasciitis; paraneoplastic syndrome; polyarthritis

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CONTRACTURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FASCIITIS; FEMALE; FIBROMATOSIS; FINGER MALFORMATION; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; METASTASIS; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OVARY CARCINOMA; PALMAR FASCIITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3142784264     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2004.04.012     Document Type: Article

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