Co-occurrence of Dermatomyositis and Polycythemia Unveiling Rare de Novo Neuroendocrine Prostate Tumor

Co-occurrence of Dermatomyositis and Polycythemia Unveiling Rare de Novo Neuroendocrine Prostate Tumor

We present a case of dermatomyositis together with polycythemia as initial manifestations of a particularly rare type of prostate cancer. A 69-year-old man was hospitalized for facial erythema and symptoms of fatigue. Physical evaluation, serum creatinine phosphokinase and electromyography were cons...

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Main Authors: Charalampos Papagoras, Stella Arelaki, Ioannis Botis, Ioannis Chrysafis, Stavros Giannopoulos, Panagiotis Skendros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
prostate cancer
neuroendocrine neoplasia
dermatomyositis
polycythemia
erythrocytosis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2018.00534/full

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