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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2019; 40(04): 570-572
DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_1_18
Case Report

Paraneoplastic Palmar Fasciitis and Polyarthritis Syndrome in a Metastatic Breast Cancer Patient: Rare Case Report

Amit Sehrawat
Department of Medical Oncology and Haematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
,
Trivikram Rao
Department of Medical Oncology, Dharamshila Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi, India
,
Lalit Sharma
Department of Medical Oncology, Dharamshila Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi, India
,
KM Parthasarathy
Department of Medical Oncology, Dharamshila Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Abstract

Palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome (PFAPS) is a rare paraneoplastic event that has been reported mainly in ovarian cancers. Clinical diagnosis of PFAPS is characterized by the diagnosis of neoplasm with accompanying flexion contractures, inflammatory fasciitis, fibrosis, and generalized arthritis of the hands. Since first published report, only rare few additional cases of PFPAS have been reported. In this case report, we describe a patient with metastatic breast cancer who subsequently developed PFPAS in association with advanced breast cancer. She had clinical rheumatological symptoms course parallel to her primary breast cancer disease status.

Keywords

Metastatic breast cancer - palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome - paraneoplastic syndrome - steroids


Publication History

Received: 01 January 2018

Accepted: 19 April 2018

Article published online:
03 June 2021

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