The development of malignant rhabdoid tumor in a patient with Behçet's disease treated with ciclosporin.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a risk of malignant neoplasm in patients with Behçet's disease treated with ciclosporin.


METHODS
Case report.


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.


CONCLUSIONS
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.
Muramatsu
M
M
Department of Ophthalmology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Kotake
S
S
Yoshikawa
K
K
Sasamoto
Y
Y
Matsuda
H
H
Yamawaki
S
S
D000328:Adult; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018335:Rhabdoid Tumor / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D013848:Thigh
D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D016572:Cyclosporine