A Case of Scleroderma Preceded by Esophageal Carcinoma.
- Author:
Joon Ho MOON
1
;
Young Il SEO
;
Hyun Ah KIM
;
Ji Hyun HONG
;
Gang JEON
;
Jun Wook HA
;
Seung Soon LEE
;
Jae One JUNG
;
Choong Kee PARK
;
He Lim PARK
Author Information
1. Departments of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea. yiseo@hallym.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Esophageal cancer;
Scleroderma
- MeSH:
Aged;
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell;
Esophageal Neoplasms;
Esophagus;
Female;
Fibrosis;
Foot;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Hand;
Heart;
Humans;
Kidney;
Lung;
Rare Diseases;
Skin
- From:The Journal of the Korean Rheumatism Association
2004;11(4):403-406
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Scleroderma is rare disease of unknown etiology characterized by fibrosis of skin and internal organs such as lung, gastrointestinal tract, kidney, heart and so on. The association between scleroderma and malignancy has been a controversy during recent years. We report a 77-year old female who had scleroderma and squamous cell carcinoma of esophagus. She was diagnosed as esophageal carcinoma and then sclerotic skin change developed in both hands and feet 3 months later. We present this case with a review of literatures.
