Posts Tagged ‘years-following’

Association between scleroderma, renal cell carcinoma and membranous nephropathy.

Monday, December 21st, 2009

An interesting post from:

http://antioxidant-scleroderma.blogspot.com/2009/12/association-between-scleroderma-renal.html

We report a patient with scleroderma, renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and membranous nephropathy (MN). Certain clinical and laboratory features suggested that RCC caused or enhanced the other two conditions

Mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma associated with systemic sclerosis

Monday, December 21st, 2009

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http://antioxidant-scleroderma.blogspot.com/2009/12/mediastinal-large-b-cell-lymphoma.html

Malignant lymphoma (ML) is frequently associated with several forms of collagen diseases such as Sjören syndrome, systemic lupus erythematodes, and rheumatoid arthritis. However, the occurrence of ML in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients has rarely been reported. Here we report an SSc patient who developed mediastinal (thymic) large B-cell lymphoma (MLBCL).

Rapid progression of submucosal invasive micropapillary carcinoma of the colon in progressive systemic sclerosis: report of a case.

Monday, December 21st, 2009

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http://antioxidant-scleroderma.blogspot.com/2009/12/rapid-progression-of-submucosal.html

A 71-year-old woman presented with hematochezia and narrowing of the stool. She suffered from progressive systemic sclerosis for 12 years and underwent home oxygen therapy due to pulmonary fibrosis and moderate pulmonary hypertension.