Einstein (São Paulo) (Mar 2008)
Paraneoplastic rheumatic syndromes
Abstract
This article makes a review of the literature on paraneoplasticrheumatic syndromes. Rheumatic diseases may sometimeshave manifestations associated with the development of tumorprocesses, being considered paraneoplastic. Certain manifestationshave studies confi rming a strong association with malignancy;among these are hypertrophic osteoarthropathy, paraneoplasticpolyarthritis, dermatomyositis, and vasculitis. On the otherhand, chemotherapy and radiotherapy can induce rheumatologiccomplications in cancer patients.
