Abstract

背景.胸腺癌は悪性腫瘍関連皮膚筋炎の原因となり得る.症例.73歳,女性.皮膚筋炎を急速に発症し,ステロイド治療を開始された.症状が安定しないため悪性腫瘍合併を疑った.精査時に胸部CTにて前縦隔に長径42 mmの分葉状の結節および縦隔,鎖骨上窩リンパ節腫大を指摘された.診断と治療を兼ねた胸骨正中切開前縦隔腫瘍切除術,拡大胸腺摘出術,心膜・縦隔胸膜・左腕頭静脈合併切除術,リンパ節郭清術が行われた.病理組織検査ではリンパ節転移を伴う胸腺原発扁平上皮癌(pT1aN2M0,stage IVb)と診断された.皮膚筋炎症状は術後速やかに改善したが,術後4か月後に肝転移再発を認め,以後皮膚症状が再増悪した.結語.本症例の皮膚筋炎は,突然の発症,切除後の改善,再発時の再増悪のため,胸腺癌に随伴する病態と考えた.

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