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Dermatomyositis associated with malignant melanoma. Parallel occurrence, remission, and relapse of the two processes in a patient
Author(s) -
Sunnenberg Thomas D.,
Kitchens Craig S.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19830601)51:11<2157::aid-cncr2820511135>3.0.co;2-q
Subject(s) - dermatomyositis , medicine , melanoma , metastasis , complete remission , dermatology , metastatic melanoma , surgery , cancer , chemotherapy , cancer research
A young man developed metastatic melanoma and classic dermatomyositis. With surgical extirpation of the metastasis, the dermatomyositis resolved only to reccur simultaneously with further metastases. To the knowledge of the authors, this case represents the best‐documented parallel course of these two diseases.