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ArticleNMC case report journal2022

Successful Treatment of Intracranial Methotrexate-associated Lymphoproliferative Disorder without Epstein-Barr Virus Infection Using Rituximab, Methotrexate, Procarbazine, and Vincristine: A Case Report.

Makoto Mizushima, Yukitomo Ishi, Hiroshi Ikeda, Ikuma Echizenya, Takuya Otsuka, Tomoko Mitsuhashi, Shigeru Yamaguchi, Miki Fujimura

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Article in NMC case report journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Makoto MizushimaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
Yukitomo IshiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
Hiroshi IkedaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
Ikuma EchizenyaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
Takuya OtsukaSurgical Pathology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
Tomoko MitsuhashiSurgical Pathology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
Shigeru YamaguchiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
Miki FujimuraDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.

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Abstract

Methotrexate-associated lymphoproliferative disorder (MTX-LPD) occurs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with methotrexate (MTX). MTX-LPD is typically associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection and regresses with MTX discontinuation. On the other hand, EBV-negative MTX-LPDs are less common and are more likely to show partial or no regression after MTX discontinuation. There were no standard chemotherapeutic options for refractory MTX-LPD. We present a case of EBV-negative MTX-LPD in the central nervous system (CNS) that was successfully treated with rituximab, methotrexate, procarbazine, and vincristine (R-MPV), followed by reduced-dose whole-brain radiotherapy (rdWBRT), following the same treatment protocol as primary CNS lymphoma. A 59-year-old woman with RA treated with MTX presented with gradually developing staggered gait, memory deficit, and disorientation. Multiple lesions with heterogeneous contrast enhancement were discovered using brain magnetic resonance imaging. The patient was suspected of having MTX-LPD, but discontinuing MTX did not result in regression of the brain lesions. She underwent a biopsy from the left parietal lesion. The tissue was pathologically diagnosed as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Furthermore, pathological examination through EBV-encoded ribonucleic acid

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methotrexatemethotrexate-associated lymphoproliferative disorder (MTX-LPD)primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL)rheumatoid arthritisrituximab, methotrexate, procarbazine, and vincristine (R-MPV)

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PMCPMC9398467

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