Cancer-associated rheumatic disordersclues to occult neoplasia

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Abstract

Interest in the rheumatologic manifestations of cancer is related in part topractical considerations, ie, earlier cancer diagnosis is possible through enhanced awareness of cancer-associated rheumatic syndromes. The spectrum of rheumatic disorders associated with cancer includes over 30 conditions, including hypertrophic osteoarthropathy, polymyalgia rheumatica, palmar fasciitis with polyarthritis, most autoimmune connective tissue diseases, and the more recently described antiphospholipid syndrome. It is generally held that extensive search for occult malignancy in most rheumatologic disorders is not cost efficient and not recommended unless accompanied by specific findings suggestive of malignancy. The present article discusses the supplementary findings that may justify malignancy evaluation.

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