Concurrence of ovarian cancer and dermatomyositis: a propensity score analysis.

CONCLUSION: The concurrence of OC and DM as a paraneoplastic syndrome is rare and has a poor prognosis. The risk for patients diagnosed with DM is highest within 3 years before or after OC diagnosis. A correlation and a parallel clinical course exist between these 2 diseases.
PMID: 31576691 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Journal of Gynecologic Oncology - October 4, 2019 Category: OBGYN Tags: J Gynecol Oncol Source Type: research