The development of malignant rhabdoid tumor in a patient with Behçet's disease treated with ciclosporin.

Authors :: Muramatsu M
Kotake S
Yoshikawa K
Sasamoto Y
Matsuda H
Yamawaki S
Source :: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie [Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol] 1998 Oct; Vol. 236 (10), pp. 798-9.
Publication Year :: 1998
Abstract: Purpose: To describe a risk of malignant neoplasm in patients with Behçet's disease treated with ciclosporin.<br />Methods: Case report.<br />Results: A patient with Behçet's disease who was treated with ciclosporin developed a mass in his right femur. Histological examination revealed this mass was a malignant rhabdoid tumor.<br />Conclusion: This is the first known case of malignant tumor developing in a patient with Behçet's disease treated with ciclosporin. This case underscores the importance of assessing possible risks in the treatment of Behçet's disease with ciclosporin.

Subjects :: Adult
Antirheumatic Agents therapeutic use
Cyclosporine therapeutic use
Humans
Male
Rhabdoid Tumor pathology
Soft Tissue Neoplasms pathology
Antirheumatic Agents adverse effects
Behcet Syndrome drug therapy
Cyclosporine adverse effects
Rhabdoid Tumor chemically induced
Soft Tissue Neoplasms chemically induced
Thigh

Language :: English
ISSN :: 0721-832X
Volume :: 236
Issue :: 10
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 9801898
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004170050162

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