Scleroderma as a paraneoplastic syndrome of ductal carcinoma of the prostate

: We report on a patient with ductal carcinoma of the prostate. A few months earlier, the patient had presented with disabling scleroderma that progressed rapidly and compromised multiple organs. The findings that led us to suspect a paraneoplastic syndrome are discussed and the recent literature on scleroderma and cancer is briefly reviewed.