More Than Just a Case of Polymyalgia Rheumatica

摘要: Malignant neoplasms are associated with a wide range of paraneoplastic rheumatological syndromes. These can be defined as remote effects cancer, which not caused by the tumor and its metastasis. The authors describe case an 82-year-old man, who presented one-month history pain, stiffness, functional limitation scapular pelvic girdles. Blood tests showed raised levels inflammatory markers. He was diagnosed Polymyalgia Rheumatica, but lack response to corticosteroids led suspicion alternative diagnosis, like, for example, occult neoplasm. Although patient evaluation initially normal, five months later he developed macroscopic haematuria bladder prostate carcinomas. After surgical treatment, fully recovered from his syndrome.