Head & neck
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Case Reports
Dermatomyositis paraneoplastic syndrome before symptomatic tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma: a case report.
Paraneoplastic syndromes are systemic or organ-related functional tumor-associated changes that arise distant to the tumor. ⋯ To our knowledge, this is the first report of dermatomyositis as a paraneoplastic syndrome of tonsillar SCC in North America. We suggest that clinicians should monitor for signs of persistent or recurrent dermatomyositis symptoms as this may herald development or a return of the underlying malignancy.