Inflammatory myopathy associated with a thymoma: A case report | Revista Colombiana de Reumatología (English Edition)

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Inflammatory myopathies, especially dermatomyositis, can be associated with tumor formation. The case is reported of a rare combination of dermatomyositis and thymoma in a patient with no risk factors of paraneoplastic myopathy. The patient progressed slowly despite resection of the mediastinal mass.

Keywords:

Inflammatory myopathy

Thymoma

Resumen

Las miopatías inflamatorias y, principalmente, las dermatomiositis se asocian en un porcentaje significativo de los casos a procesos tumorales. Presentamos un caso de asociación poco habitual de dermatomiositis con timoma en una paciente sin factores de riesgo de miopatía paraneoplásica, en ausencia de miastenia gravis y con una evolución tórpida a pesar de la resección de la masa mediastínica.

Palabras clave:

Miopatía inflamatoria

Timoma