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Lung Cancer

Case Report: Dramatic Recovery of Lung Adenocarcinoma–Associated Dermatomyositis with Targeted Lung Cancer Therapy Alone

^aDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China; ^bDepartment of Dermatology, No. 306 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China

Key Words. Dermatomyositis • Corticosteroids • Lung cancer • Targeted therapy

Correspondence: Qing-Yu Xiu, 415 Fengyang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200003, China. Telephone: 86-13816584620; Fax: 86-21-63610109(-73231); e-mail: doctorxiuqy{at}163.com

Disclosure: No potential conflicts of interest were reported by the authors, planners, reviewers, or staff managers of this article.

This case report details the sudden onset of severe dermatomyositis (DM) symptoms followed by rapid progression of adenocarcinoma of the lung and an obvious diminution of the primary tumor with the administration of lung cancer targeted drug therapy alone, followed by nearly complete disappearance of the DM symptoms, with no conspicuous improvement in the DM symptoms when using corticosteroids.

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