Hi.
I stumbled on this site while looking for pictures of hands that are affected with Dc. My 66 year old mom a nonsmoker and non drinker who had surgery on her left rotator cuff muscle developed this very quickly after the surgery and we thought she had rheumatoid arthritis.This was not the case all blood work was negative and we took her to a rheumatologist for a second opinion he took one look at her and asked if she had cancer we said no. He said get a cat scan immmediately you have paraneoplastic syndrome. She was diagnosed in one week with ovarian cancer. Has anyone ever heard of this? Apparently tumurs can secrete toxins that cause Dc. She had surgery,chemo and is in remission but after multiple surgeries in her hands they are still a mess. She is in pain and wants to schedule even more surgery. Your thoughts,opinions and comments would be most appreciated. Sharon

Sharon, from what you describe I would be suspicious about the diagnosis and treatment. Since the hand surgeries haven't helped, I'd be inclined to get yet another opinion before your mom subjects herself to more of same.

Its not uncommon for people to develop Dupuytrens after surgery. What if the ovarian cancer is not related to this, but a coincidence?

I know that my reaction is colored by my own general mistrust of the medical profession, so please consider and take with a grain of salt.