Mixed connective tissue disease

Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is a rare connective tissue disorder combining clinical features of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), systemic sclerosis (SSc), polymyositis (PM) (see these terms) and/or rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Schwannoma

A benign nerve sheath tumor composed of Schwann cells.


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PMID (PMCID)
24951380
 FEMALE Adult
[A paraneoplastic Sharp syndrome reversible after resection of a benign schwannoma: a paraneoplastic syndrome?].
Slimani S, Sahraoui M, Bennadji A, Ladjouze-Rezig A.
Neurochirurgie. 2014;60(4):194-6.
We report a patient presenting with a clinical and serological Sharp syndrome, followed a few months later by a cervical schwannoma.
24164229
 FEMALE
Loss of lingual sensitivity and slightly increased size signaling schwannoma in a patient with mixed conjunctive tissue disease.
Ferreira DC, Nogueira G, Cancio VA, Cavalcante FS, Godefroy P, Sousa DS, Hespanhol W, dos Santos KR, Cavalcante MA.
Spec Care Dentist. 2013;33(6):301-3.
The purpose of this study was to describe an unusual case of a lingual schwannoma associated with a mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD).