Open AccessRenal cell carcinoma and amyopathic dermatomyositis
Author(s) -
Anthony Adili,
Haralambos Liaconis,
Kaela Gusenbauer,
Anil Kapoor
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
canadian urological association journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.477
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1920-1214
pISSN - 1911-6470
DOI - 10.5489/cuaj.2362
Subject(s) - dermatomyositis , medicine , renal cell carcinoma , myositis , nephrectomy , malignancy , complication , polymyositis , dermatology , pathology , kidney
Amyopathic dermatomyositis (dermatomyositis siné myositis) is a rare disorder with cutaneous lesions identical to those of classic dermatomyositis, but with no clinical evidence of myopathy. Association with malignancy has been suggested in a number of reports. We report the case of a 69-year-old man with a recent diagnosis of amyopathic dermatomyositis, who presented to the urology service with hematuria. Investigations revealed a 5.8- cm renal cell carcinoma and the patient underwent left radical nephrectomy without complication. To our knowledge, an association with renal cell carcinoma and amyopathic dermatomyositis has not been previously described.