Paraneoplastic palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome in a metastatic breast cancer patient: Rare case report
Palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome (PFAPS) is a rare paraneoplastic event that has been reported mainly in ovarian cancers. Clinical diagnosis of PFAPS is characterized by the diagnosis of neoplasm with accompanying flexion contractures, inflammatory fasciitis, fibrosis, and generalized art...
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| author | Amit Sehrawat Trivikram Rao Lalit Sharma K M Parthasarathy |
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| description | Palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome (PFAPS) is a rare paraneoplastic event that has been reported mainly in ovarian cancers. Clinical diagnosis of PFAPS is characterized by the diagnosis of neoplasm with accompanying flexion contractures, inflammatory fasciitis, fibrosis, and generalized arthritis of the hands. Since first published report, only rare few additional cases of PFPAS have been reported. In this case report, we describe a patient with metastatic breast cancer who subsequently developed PFPAS in association with advanced breast cancer. She had clinical rheumatological symptoms course parallel to her primary breast cancer disease status. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e70bce18e5034180a15bec04b39b0e162025-08-20T03:49:07ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology0971-58510975-21292019-01-0140457057210.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_1_18Paraneoplastic palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome in a metastatic breast cancer patient: Rare case reportAmit SehrawatTrivikram RaoLalit SharmaK M ParthasarathyPalmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome (PFAPS) is a rare paraneoplastic event that has been reported mainly in ovarian cancers. Clinical diagnosis of PFAPS is characterized by the diagnosis of neoplasm with accompanying flexion contractures, inflammatory fasciitis, fibrosis, and generalized arthritis of the hands. Since first published report, only rare few additional cases of PFPAS have been reported. In this case report, we describe a patient with metastatic breast cancer who subsequently developed PFPAS in association with advanced breast cancer. She had clinical rheumatological symptoms course parallel to her primary breast cancer disease status.http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2019;volume=40;issue=4;spage=570;epage=572;aulast=Sehrawatmetastatic breast cancerpalmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndromeparaneoplastic syndromesteroids |
| spellingShingle | Amit Sehrawat Trivikram Rao Lalit Sharma K M Parthasarathy Paraneoplastic palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome in a metastatic breast cancer patient: Rare case report Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology metastatic breast cancer palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome paraneoplastic syndrome steroids |
| title | Paraneoplastic palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome in a metastatic breast cancer patient: Rare case report |
| title_full | Paraneoplastic palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome in a metastatic breast cancer patient: Rare case report |
| title_fullStr | Paraneoplastic palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome in a metastatic breast cancer patient: Rare case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Paraneoplastic palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome in a metastatic breast cancer patient: Rare case report |
| title_short | Paraneoplastic palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome in a metastatic breast cancer patient: Rare case report |
| title_sort | paraneoplastic palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome in a metastatic breast cancer patient rare case report |
| topic | metastatic breast cancer palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome paraneoplastic syndrome steroids |
| url | http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2019;volume=40;issue=4;spage=570;epage=572;aulast=Sehrawat |
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