TY - JOUR
T1 - Renal cell carcinoma mimicking polymyalgia rheumatica
T2 - Clues for a correct diagnosis
AU - Niccoli, Laura
AU - Salvarani, Carlo
AU - Baroncelli, Giovanna
AU - Padula, Angela
AU - Olivieri, Ignazio
AU - Cantini, Fabrizio
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Proximal musculoskeletal symptoms mimicking the clinical picture of polymyalgia rheumatica may herald the onset of solid malignancies. We report on three patients presenting with polymyalgia-like symptoms, who had renal cell carcinoma. The review of the literature and our cases suggest that the absence of prolonged morning stiffness, the atypical clinical findings, the inefficacy of corticosteroids, and the absence of shoulder sonographic pathologic findings may help to facilitate the proper diagnosis.
AB - Proximal musculoskeletal symptoms mimicking the clinical picture of polymyalgia rheumatica may herald the onset of solid malignancies. We report on three patients presenting with polymyalgia-like symptoms, who had renal cell carcinoma. The review of the literature and our cases suggest that the absence of prolonged morning stiffness, the atypical clinical findings, the inefficacy of corticosteroids, and the absence of shoulder sonographic pathologic findings may help to facilitate the proper diagnosis.
KW - Morning stiffness
KW - Paraneoplastic polymyalgia rheumatica
KW - Polymyalgia rheumatica
KW - Renal cell carcinoma
KW - Shoulder ultrasonography
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U2 - 10.1080/03009740252937649
DO - 10.1080/03009740252937649
M3 - Article
C2 - 12109644
AN - SCOPUS:0036092352
VL - 31
SP - 103
EP - 106
JO - Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
JF - Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
SN - 0300-9742
IS - 2
ER -