title: Malignancy in rheumatoid arthritis--a report of two cases.
abstract: The development of malignancy in the setting of pre-existing connective tissue disease is well known. We report two cases of rheumatoid arthritis who developed malignancy--multiple myeloma in one of them and carcinoma cervix in the other. Case 1 was a 62 year old man, who developed multiple myeloma three years after the onset of rheumatoid arthritis. Case 2 was a 61 year old female with history of rheumatoid arthritis for two years and who developed carcinoma cervix.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Medicine, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Murthy
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sahay
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Narsimulu
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Shantaram
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*