Paraneoplastic Cardiac Involvement in Renal Cell Carcinoma With Dermatomyositis Sine Dermatitis.

Conclusion: Cardiac involvement as a paraneoplastic process is a rare entity and can present with elevated troponin as shown in our case. Its underlying mechanism has not been clearly elucidated, but this case may shed some light on a new or unknown myocardial manifestation related to malignancy. PMID: 29230129 [PubMed]
Source: Ochsner Journal - Category: General Medicine Tags: Ochsner J Source Type: research