A Case of Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma with Liver Involvement in a 67-Year-Old Woman Given Methotrexate for Rheumatoid Arthritis.
10.3904/kjm.2015.88.6.715
- Author:
Jae Young CHEON
1
;
Hee Seung CHOI
;
Se Hee JO
;
Seohui LEE
;
Mi Ok CHO
;
Min Young LEE
;
Yu Ri KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. glassy@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Methotrexate;
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma;
Rheumatoid arthritis
- MeSH:
Aged*;
Arthritis, Rheumatoid*;
Female;
Humans;
Immunosuppression;
Inflammation;
Liver*;
Lymphoma;
Lymphoma, B-Cell*;
Lymphoproliferative Disorders;
Methotrexate*
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2015;88(6):715-718
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Prolonged inflammation or immunosuppression may cause lymphoproliferative disorders (LPD). Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) itself causes LPD. The immunosuppressive drug methotrexate (MTX) is used widely to treat RA, and is also related to the development of lymphoma. Although the detailed pathogenesis and association are still controversial, care is needed when managing patients with RA treated with MTX. Many reports indicate that discontinuing MTX can induce the regression of LPD. Here, we describe a case of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma that presented with liver involvement in a 67-year-old woman who had used MTX for RA for 15 years.
