Multiple Skeletal Muscle Metastases from Colon Carcinoma Preceded by Paraneoplastic Dermatomyositis

Skeletal muscle metastases are very rare events in colorectal carcinoma. By contrast, dermatomyositis is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy with characteristic cutaneous manifestations and a well-recognized association with several human malignancies and, among others, colorectal cancer. Here, we r...

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Main Authors: Matteo Landriscina, Assunta Maria Teresa Gerardi, Alberto Fersini, Sergio Modoni, Luca Pio Stoppino, Luca Macarini, Francesca Sanguedolce, Pantaleo Bufo, Vincenzo Neri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/392609