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B-cell lymphoma of the larynx in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

S Patiar
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK
J D Ramsden
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK
A P Freeland
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK

Abstract

We report a case of B-cell lymphoma with the larynx as the primary site of presentation in a rheumatoid arthritis patient previously treated with methotrexate. Primary non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) of the larynx is rare. There may be an increased risk of lymphoma in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, with an even higher risk in those patients treated with methotrexate. The diagnostic and treatment options are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 2005 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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