Reappraisal of the incidence, various types and risk factors of malignancies in patients with dermatomyositis and polymyositis in Taiwan

Reappraisal of the incidence, various types and risk factors of malignancies in patients with dermatomyositis and polymyositis in Taiwan

Abstract Our study aimed to investigate the incidence, risk factors and time to occurrence of malignancy in patients with dermatomyositis (DM) and polymyositis (PM). The electronic medical records of 1100 patients with DM and 1164 patients with PM were studied between January 2001 and May 2019. Mali...

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Main Authors: Jung-Lung Hsu, Ming-Feng Liao, Chun-Che Chu, Hung-Chou Kuo, Rong-Kuo Lyu, Hong-Shiu Chang, Chiung-Mei Chen, Yih-Ru Wu, Kuo-Hsuan Chang, Yi-Ching Weng, Chun-Wei Chang, Hsing-I. Chiang, Chih-Kuang Cheng, Pai-Wei Lee, Chin-Chang Huang, Long-Sun Ro
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Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83729-5

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83729-5

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