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Case Report

A Case of Laryngeal Cancer Associated with Dermatomyositis

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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Juntendo University of Medicine, Shizuoka Hospital, Shizuoka
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Juntendo University of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Shizuoka
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Department of Pathology, Juntendo University of Medicine, Shizuoka Hospital, Shizuoka
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Clin. Pract. 2015, 5(4), 818; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2015.818
Submission received: 20 October 2015 / Revised: 27 November 2015 / Accepted: 17 December 2015 / Published: 22 December 2015

Abstract

We experienced a rare case of laryngeal cancer associated with dermatomyositis. The patient was a 63-year-old male and Japanese. He was admitted to our department of Otorhinolaryngology with dysphagia for a day as a chief complaint. He became aware of hoarseness with bloody sputum and then face edema with redness a half year before. At first physical examination, he had bilateral eyelid edema with erythema, finger edema with keratinizing erythema and limb extensor erythema. Serous creatine phosphokinase was 850 IU/mL (normal range: 40-200 IU/mL). Later, he was referred to the rheumatology department and was diagnosed as having dermatomyositis. Fiberscopic examination revealed laryngeal cancer with left laryngeal palsy. We gave priority to the laryngeal treatment. As a result, the symptoms of dermatomyositis were improved.
Keywords: dermatomyositis; laryngeal cancer; serous creatine phosphokinase dermatomyositis; laryngeal cancer; serous creatine phosphokinase

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Kusunoki, T.; Homma, H.; Kidokoro, Y.; Yanai, A.; Ikeda, K.; Wada, R. A Case of Laryngeal Cancer Associated with Dermatomyositis. Clin. Pract. 2015, 5, 818. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2015.818

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Kusunoki T, Homma H, Kidokoro Y, Yanai A, Ikeda K, Wada R. A Case of Laryngeal Cancer Associated with Dermatomyositis. Clinics and Practice. 2015; 5(4):818. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2015.818

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Kusunoki, Takeshi, Hirotomo Homma, Yoshinobu Kidokoro, Aya Yanai, Katsuhisa Ikeda, and Ryo Wada. 2015. "A Case of Laryngeal Cancer Associated with Dermatomyositis" Clinics and Practice 5, no. 4: 818. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2015.818

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