Turkish Journal of Oncology Turkish Society for Radiation Oncology
Article Open Access Volume 22 · Issue 3 · 2007 pp. 127–133

Paraneoplastic rheumatologic syndromes associated with non-small cell lung cancer: case report and review of paraneoplastic rheumatologic syndromes

Sernaz UZUNOĞLU1, Hakan KARAGÖL1, İrfan ÇİÇİN1, Mert SAYNAK2
1 Trakya Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Tıbbi Onkoloji Bilim Dalı, Edirne
2 Trakya Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Radyasyon Onkolojisi Anabilim Dalı, Edirne
Published: 2007 Pubmed: 70387 Article ID: 671
Abstract
Paraneoplastic rheumatic syndromes are usually detected before or at the time of diagnosis of the underlying malign disease, occasionally is manifested years later. In this case report, we present a case of paraneoplastic rheumatic syndrome symptoms were developed eight months after the diagnosis of squamous cell lung cancer and also a review of the rheumatic syndromes related with malign diseases.

Keywords: Paraneoplastic rheumatic syndroms/diagnosis/physiopathology/therapy; malign disease

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