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<p>Anti-synthetase syndrome (ASS) is a rare autoimmune disease whose hallmark consists of the presence of autoantibodies directed against aminoacyl transfer RNA (tRNA) synthetases thus making it a distinctive pathology of the broad spectrum of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM). Clinically, lung involvement in the form of interstitial lung disease (ILD) and myositis are typical findings. Inflammatory myopathies should always raise the suspicion of an adjancent tumoral process and therefore prompt the clinician to perform a thorough screening. We present the case of a 55 year old caucasian male who was diagnosed with amyopathic ASS and a clear cell renal carcinoma (Grawitz tumor), along with the consequent therapeutic challenges.</p>
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Anti-synthetase syndrome (ASS) is a rare autoimmune disease whose hallmark consists of the presence of autoantibodies directed against aminoacyl transfer RNA (tRNA) synthetases thus making it a distinctive pathology of the broad spectrum of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM). Clinically, lung involvement in the form of interstitial lung disease (ILD) and myositis are typical findings. Inflammatory myopathies should always raise the suspicion of an adjancent tumoral process and therefore prompt the clinician to perform a thorough screening. We present the case of a 55 year old caucasian male who was diagnosed with amyopathic ASS and a clear cell renal carcinoma (Grawitz tumor), along with the consequent therapeutic challenges.

Hidden in Plain Sight: Pitfalls of a Case of Amyopathic Anti-Synthetase Syndrome Associated with Grawitz Tumor

Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Department

Internal Medicine

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Anti-synthetase syndrome (ASS) is a rare autoimmune disease whose hallmark consists of the presence of autoantibodies directed against aminoacyl transfer RNA...

Hidden in Plain Sight: Pitfalls of a Case of Amyopathic Anti-Synthetase Syndrome Associated with Grawitz Tumor

Published Online: Mar 29, 2024

Page range: 83 - 93

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/inmed-2024-0281

Keywords
amyopathic anti-synthetase syndrome, interstitial lung disease, Grawitz tumor.

© 2024 Irina Dinu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Hidden in Plain Sight: Pitfalls of a Case of Amyopathic Anti-Synthetase Syndrome Associated with Grawitz Tumor

Published Online: Mar 29, 2024

Page range: 83 - 93

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/inmed-2024-0281

Keywordsamyopathic anti-synthetase syndrome, interstitial lung disease, Grawitz tumor.

© 2024 Irina Dinu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
amyopathic anti-synthetase syndrome, interstitial lung disease, Grawitz tumor.