Paraneoplastic polymyositis associated with breast cancer: a therapeutic emergency

S. Croce (1) , M. Guèye (2) , A. C. E. Korganow (3) , E. Chatelus (4) , S. M. K. Guèye (5) , P. Diemunsch (6) , C. Mathelin (2)

1 Department of Pathology
2 Pole of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Senology Unit
3 Department of Clinical Immunology and Internal Medicine
4 Department of Rheumatology
5 Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics
6 Department of Surgical Anesthesiology and Reanimation

The association of polymyositis and cancer was first described in 1916, the most frequent cancers being mammary and gynecological for women, bronchopulmonary 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.

Mots clés: Breast cancer; Paraneoplastic syndrome; Polymyositis

S. Croce, M. Guèye, A. C. E. Korganow, E. Chatelus, S. M. K. Guèye, et al.. Paraneoplastic polymyositis associated with breast cancer: a therapeutic emergency. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 2011, 126 (3), pp.811-814. ⟨10.1007/s10549-010-1328-7⟩. ⟨hal-00606286⟩