Palmar Fasciitis, Polyarthritis, and Carcinoma
Authors: MURRAY BARON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1982)

Letters and Corrections1 October 1982Palmar Fasciitis, Polyarthritis, and CarcinomaMURRAY BARON, M.D.MURRAY BARON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-97-4-616_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Medsger and associates (1) recently reported six patients with palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis associated with ovarian carcinoma. I wish to describe a patient with a history of three different carcinomas, none ovarian, who developed a similar syndrome.A 65-year-old woman was hospitalized in June 1982. In November 1980, she had a resection of a grade 1 papillary transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. In December 1980, an undifferentiated small cell carcinoma of the lung was found. There were no metastases and treatment was begun with combination chemotherapy and prophylactic radiotherapy to the brain. In February 1982, an...References1. MEDSGERDIXONGARWOOD TJV. Palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis associated with ovarian carcinoma. Ann Intern Med. 1982;96:424-31. LinkGoogle Scholar2. BRIDGMAN J. Periarthritis of the shoulder and diabetes mellitus. Ann Rheum Dis. 1972;31:69-71. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. OPPENHEIMER A. The swollen atrophic hand. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1938;67:446-54. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Jewish General Hospital McGill University Montreal, Quebec Canada PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByPalmar fasciitis with polyarthritis-associated ovarian cancer: Case report and literature reviewMiscellaneous arthropathiesFallopian Tube Cancer with Palmar Fibromatosis or Fasciitis without PolyarthritisPalmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome—Systematic literature review of 100 casesParaneoplastic Palmar Fasciitis and Polyarthritis Syndrome in a Patient With Advanced Prostate CancerRheumatic Manifestations of CancerPalmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome associated with transitional cell carcinoma of the bladderFibrosis of the Hand Secondary to Jet Propellant Exposure: A New Clinical SyndromeIdiopathic Palmar Fasciitis with Polyarthritis SyndromeChronische GelenkentzündungenFlexion contractures associated with a malignant neoplasm: ‘A paraneoplastic syndrome?’Palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis associated with ovarian carcinoma in a young patient a case report and review of the literatureIDIOPATHIC PALMAR FASCIITISCancer-associated rheumatic disordersclues to occult neoplasiaFibroblastic rheumatism: clinical, histological, immunohistological, ultrastructural and biochemical study of a casePALMAR FASCIITIS AND POLYARTHRITIS ASSOCIATED WITH A MALIGNANT NEOPLASM: A PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMEPalmar fasciitis and arthritis in a patient with an extraovarian adenocarcinoma of the coelomic epithelium.Concept and limits of the reflex sympathetic dystrophyKrankheiten der FaszienPalmar fasciitis and arthritis with malignant neoplasms: A paraneoplastic syndromePalmar fasciitis and arthritis with ovarian and non-ovarian carcinomas. New syndromeReflex sympathetic dystrophy associated with malignancyReflex sympathetic dystrophy as a probable paraneoplastic syndrome: case report and literature review 1 October 1982Volume 97, Issue 4Page: 616-616KeywordsArthritisBladderBrainCombination chemotherapySmall cell lung cancer Issue Published: 1 October 1982 PDF DownloadLoading ...