TURKISH JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2007 , Vol 22 , Num 3
Paraneoplastic rheumatologic syndromes associated with non-small cell lung cancer: case report and review of paraneoplastic rheumatologic syndromes
Sernaz UZUNOĞLU1, Hakan KARAGÖL1, İrfan ÇİÇİN1, Mert SAYNAK2
1Trakya Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Tıbbi Onkoloji Bilim Dalı, Edirne
2Trakya Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Radyasyon Onkolojisi Anabilim Dalı, Edirne Paraneoplastic rheumatic syndromes are usually detected before or at the time of diagnosis of the underlying malign disease, occasionally is manifested years later. In this case report, we present a case of paraneoplastic rheumatic syndrome symptoms were developed eight months after the diagnosis of squamous cell lung cancer and also a review of the rheumatic syndromes related with malign diseases. Keywords : Paraneoplastic rheumatic syndroms/diagnosis/physiopathology/therapy; malign disease