SYSTEMIC POLYARTERITIS-NODOSA AS THE INITIAL MANIFESTATION OF A GASTRIC ADENOCARCINOMA

Authors
POVEDA F GONZALEZGARCIA J PICAZO ML GIMENEZ A CAMACHO J BARBADO FJ VAZQUEZRODRIGUEZ JJ
Citation
F. Poveda et al., SYSTEMIC POLYARTERITIS-NODOSA AS THE INITIAL MANIFESTATION OF A GASTRIC ADENOCARCINOMA, Journal of internal medicine, 236(6), 1994, pp. 679-683
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Journal of internal medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
09546820
Volume
236
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
679 - 683
Database
ISI
SICI code
0954-6820(1994)236:6<679:SPATIM>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
We report a case of systemic polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) leading to the discovery of an as yet asymptomatic, surgically curable gastric adeno carcinoma. PAN is rarely associated with malignancies and in such case s these are more often malignant haematological diseases than solid ne oplasms. The immunopathological findings, the temporal relationship be tween both conditions, and the spontaneous resolution of vasculitis af ter tumour removal suggest a paraneoplastic origin of the systemic ang itis.