Palmar fasciitis and arthritis with ovarian and non-ovarian carcinomas. New syndrome.

Paraneoplastic syndromes affect a variety of organ systems and often suggest occult malignancy. Recently, a distinct syndrome of palmar fasciitis and arthritis has been associated with ovarian carcinomas. The two cases presented illustrate the fasciitis-arthritis association with other non-ovarian malignancies and suggest an immunologic cause for this disorder.