Coexistence of Epstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative disorder and marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of the thymus in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis treated with methotrexate

Histopathology. 2012 Dec;61(6):1230-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2012.04338.x. Epub 2012 Sep 7.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antirheumatic Agents / adverse effects
  • Antirheumatic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / drug therapy*
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / epidemiology*
  • Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / pathology
  • Comorbidity
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / chemically induced
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Humans
  • Lymphocytes / pathology
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / diagnosis
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / epidemiology*
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / pathology
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders / chemically induced
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Male
  • Methotrexate / adverse effects
  • Methotrexate / therapeutic use*
  • Plasma Cells / pathology
  • Thymectomy
  • Thymus Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Thymus Neoplasms / epidemiology*
  • Thymus Neoplasms / pathology

Substances

  • Antirheumatic Agents
  • Methotrexate