Paraneoplastic Dermatomyositis Preceding Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma: A Case Emphasizing the Importance of Early Malignancy Screening
Minisha Kanakarajan McKinney, Oluwatomilola Oyasiji, Ndidi Enwereji, Meena Moossavi · 2026
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Minisha Kanakarajan McKinney and co-authors present a 2026 case report on a muscle disease that hid a cancer. A woman in her early fifties had weak muscles, skin marks, and hard swallowing from the immune muscle illness. The illness is tied to cancer in a fair share of cases, the authors note.
Standard care failed to ease her signs. Worse swallowing led to scans and a scope exam, which found a cancer at the join of food pipe and stomach. That cancer site is a rare partner for the muscle illness. She later caught a lung infection on immune drugs and died within months. The authors urge early, tailored cancer checks at first diagnosis of the illness.
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| CREATOR | Minisha Kanakarajan McKinney, Oluwatomilola Oyasiji, Ndidi Enwereji, Meena Moossavi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 13 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |