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Gastric mass on (A) upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and (B) abdomen computed tomography (red arrow).
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Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy exhibited on the lesser curvature and antrum of the stomach a hard and friable mass with areas of necrosis that conditioned luminal stenosis (Figure 1A). Contrast-enhanced chest-abdomen-pelvis computed tomography confirmed the gastric mass with no evidence of other adenopathy or distant metastasis (Figure 1B), and the tumor was rated T3N2M0, G3.
Timeline disease activity of arthritis and relation with chemotherapy drugs, corticosteroids, and hydroxychloroquine. DAS28 3v-PCR, Disease Activity Score for 28 joints with three variables (tender joint count, swollen joint count, and C-reactive protein); DEXA, dexamethasone; HCQ, hydroxychloroquine; PDN, prednisolone.
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However, full adherence to the therapeutic regimen was only possible after a few months and only then was a complete resolution of polyarthritis achieved (Figure 2).