Methotrexate-related lymphomatoid granulomatosis: a case report of spontaneous regression of large tumours in multiple organs after cessation of methotrexate therapy in rheumatoid arthritis

Scand J Rheumatol. 2007 Jan-Feb;36(1):64-7. doi: 10.1080/03009740600902403.

Abstract

We describe a 54-year-old female patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and Sjögren's syndrome (SS) who presented with right chest pain and a large mass visible in the upper right field of a chest X-ray. Computed tomography (CT) showed multiple tumours in both lungs, the liver, and the spleen. The right lung tumour was 8 cm in diameter with a cavity. Biopsy of the lung and liver revealed lymphomatoid granulomatosis (LG) and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). These lesions spontaneously regressed after withdrawal of methotrexate without any therapy for the lymphoma. This is the first report of self-limiting LG in a patient, complicated with methotrexate-treated RA.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antirheumatic Agents / adverse effects*
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / drug therapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / chemically induced*
  • Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis / chemically induced*
  • Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Methotrexate / adverse effects*
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography

Substances

  • Antirheumatic Agents
  • Methotrexate