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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS

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biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology

Paraneoplastic polymyositis associated with breast cancer: A therapeutic emergency

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, Volume 126, No. 3, Year 2011

The association of polymyositis and cancer was first described in 1916, the most frequent cancers being mammary and gynecological for women, bronchopulmo-nary for men and digestive for both. This article reports a severe paraneoplastic polymyositis associated with breast cancer. The authors discuss its clinical, pathological and therapeutic particularities. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC. 2011.
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Cancer
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