title: Case report: Methotrexate-induced pericardial effusion.
abstract: We report a case of pericardial effusion induced by methotrexate in a patient with low risk gestational trophoblastic neoplasia, who had been taking the first course of sequential methotrexate-folinic acid treatment. After aspiration of pericardial effusion another methotrexate-folinic acid course was given and the pericardial effusion did not relapse.
authors.affiliation: Gynecologic Oncology Division, Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Women's Health Research and Teaching Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Betül
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dündar
authors.affiliation: Gynecologic Oncology Division, Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Women's Health Research and Teaching Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karalök
authors.affiliation: Gynecologic Oncology Division, Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Women's Health Research and Teaching Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Işın
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ureyen
authors.affiliation: Gynecologic Oncology Division, Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Women's Health Research and Teaching Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Burcu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gündoğdu
authors.affiliation: Gynecologic Oncology Division, Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Women's Health Research and Teaching Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Reyhan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Oçalan
authors.affiliation: Gynecologic Oncology Division, Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Women's Health Research and Teaching Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Taner
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Turan
authors.affiliation: Gynecologic Oncology Division, Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Women's Health Research and Teaching Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nurettin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Boran
authors.affiliation: Gynecologic Oncology Division, Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Women's Health Research and Teaching Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gökhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tulunay
authors.affiliation: Gynecologic Oncology Division, Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Women's Health Research and Teaching Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: M Faruk
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Köse
keywords: Methotrexate; gestational trophoblastic neoplasia; pericardial effusion; toxicity; treatment