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ArticleNMC case report journal2020

Primary Central Nervous System Methotrexate-associated Lymphoproliferative Disorder in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Case Report and Review of Literature.

Atsuhito Uneda, Koji Hirashita, Takahiro Kanda, Masatoshi Yunoki, Kimihiro Yoshino, Kazuhiko Kurozumi, Isao Date

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Article in NMC case report journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Atsuhito UnedaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kagawa Rosai Hospital, Marugame, Kagawa, Japan.
Koji HirashitaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kagawa Rosai Hospital, Marugame, Kagawa, Japan.
Takahiro KandaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kagawa Rosai Hospital, Marugame, Kagawa, Japan.
Masatoshi YunokiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kagawa Rosai Hospital, Marugame, Kagawa, Japan.
Kimihiro YoshinoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kagawa Rosai Hospital, Marugame, Kagawa, Japan.
Kazuhiko KurozumiDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Okayama, Japan.
Isao DateDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Okayama, Japan.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Methotrexate (MTX) is an immunosuppressor that is widely used to treat autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, it can have serious adverse effects including a lymphoma: MTX-associated lymphoproliferative disorder (MTX-LPD). Extranodal lesions are common in MTX-LPD patients. However, MTX-LPD in the central nervous system (CNS) is extremely rare with few reported cases. Here, we describe a case of primary CNS MTX-LPD in a patient with RA, with a review of the literature. A 68-year-old woman who had received MTX for her RA for more than 10 years was referred to our hospital. Head magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed multiple lesions with heterogeneous contrast enhancement scattered throughout both hemispheres. As immunosuppression caused by MTX was suspected, MTX was discontinued, based on a working diagnosis of MTX-LPD. We performed an open biopsy of her right temporal lesion. Histopathologic examination showed atypical CD20+ lymphoid cells, leading to a definitive diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).

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CD79BMethotrexateMTX-associated LPDMYD88Primary central nervous system lymphoma

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