Rapidly Progressive Scleroderma Associated with Carcinoma of the Oesophagus
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A patient with scleroderma of recent onset was found to have a carcinoma of the oesophagus. The rapid progression of the scleroderma suggested the possibility that it represented a systemic manifestation of malignancy.
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