Anaplastic large cell lymphoma in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis taking low dose methotrexate [2]

Rheumatology International

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 775-776

  Kim, Seong Kyu ^a,b   Kim, In Soon ^a   Jun, Jae Bum ^a  

^a Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases   (South Korea)

^b Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; ETRETIN; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; SULINDAC; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTHRITIS; CANCER RISK; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; LETTER; LOW DRUG DOSE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, LARGE-CELL, ANAPLASTIC; LYMPHOMA, LARGE-CELL, KI-1; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; REMISSION INDUCTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646550852     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-005-0051-x     Document Type: Letter

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