Simultaneous Presentation of Ankylosing Spondylitis and Pancreatic Cancer: A Case Report

Simultaneous Presentation of Ankylosing Spondylitis and Pancreatic Cancer: A Case Report

A clinical case of simultaneous presentation of ankylosing spondylitis and pancreatic cancer is described. Patients with rheumatic disorders must be closely followed to screen for malignancies. Most paraneoplastic rheumatic syndromes are difficult to distinguish from autoimmune rheumatic diseases; t...

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Main Authors: Gennady P. Bulygin, Vasily S. Mordovsky, Tatyana V. Potupchik, Svetlana Yu. Nikulina, Anna A. Chernova, Denis A. Medvedev, Andrey M. Budarev, Vera A. Chupakhina, Tatyana Yu. Bolshakova, Elena P. Kluchnikova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Medical Research and Development Corporation 2019-03-01
Series:International Journal of Biomedicine
Subjects:
ankylosing spondylitis
pancreatic cancer
paraneoplastic rheumatic syndromes
Online Access:http://ijbm.org/articles/IJBM_9(1)_CR2.pdf
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Summary:A clinical case of simultaneous presentation of ankylosing spondylitis and pancreatic cancer is described. Patients with rheumatic disorders must be closely followed to screen for malignancies. Most paraneoplastic rheumatic syndromes are difficult to distinguish from autoimmune rheumatic diseases; thus, cancer occurrence may constitute a major diagnostic challenge.
ISSN:2158-0510
2158-0529

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