Neuroimmunology
Myositis and cancer
Classic dermatomyositis, amyopathic dermatomyositis, polymyositis, and immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy have a well-recognized association with cancer. Molecular mimicry could be involved in the development of cancer in dermatomyositis patients, when the natural autoimmune response against tumor cells would also attack muscle tissue, generating an inflammatory myopathy.
Aug. 31, 2020