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World J Clin Oncol. Dec 10, 2015; 6(6): 295-298
Published online Dec 10, 2015. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v6.i6.295
Carcinoma of unknown primary and paraneoplastic dermatomyositis
Amir Sonnenblick
Amir Sonnenblick, Sharett Institute of Oncology, Medical Center of Hadassah-Hebrew University, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
Author contributions: Sonnenblick A designed and performed research; analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.
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Correspondence to: Dr. Amir Sonnenblick, Sharett Institute of Oncology, Medical Center of Hadassah-Hebrew University, P.O. Box 12000, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel. amirsonn@gmail.com
Telephone: +972-2-6757729
Received: April 17, 2015
Peer-review started: April 21, 2015
First decision: June 3, 2015
Revised: September 14, 2015
Accepted: October 12, 2015
Article in press: October 13, 2015
Published online: December 10, 2015
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Core tip: The presentation of carcinoma of unknown primary as dermatomyositis is rare. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography and pathology case oriented evaluation may identify the site of origin. We provide an up-to-date detailed review of published data describing these clinical entities.