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Acute Carcinomatous Myopathy Associated with Ovarian Carcinoma
Author(s) -
Magyar Eva,
Talerman A.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1976.tb00102.x
Subject(s) - medicine , myopathy , ovarian carcinoma , chemotherapy , carcinoma , pathology , ovarian cancer , cancer
Magyar, Eva and Talerman, A. (Dept. of Pathology, Rotterdamsch Radio‐Therapeutisch Instituut, Rotterdam, Holland). Acute carcinomatous myopathy associated with ovarian carcinoma . Int J Gynaecol Obstet 14 : 533–536, 1976. A case of acute, fatal, rapidly progressive pure myopathy associated with ovarian carcinoma is described. The first symptoms of carcinomatous myopathy occurred 8 months after surgical treatment and combined chemotherapy. The patient died 2 months after onset of myopathy. The clinical and pathologic findings of the myopathy are discussed.