title: Lymphoma of the hands in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis: case report.
abstract: The correlation of rheumatoid arthritis and lymphoma-and more generally, autoimmune disease and malignancy-has long been observed. Here, we present the case of a woman with rheumatoid arthritis who developed lymphoma limited to her hands.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplant, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN.
authors.forename: Max J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplant, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN.
authors.forename: Bruce A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplant, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN. Electronic address: skubi001@umn.edu.
authors.forename: Keith M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Skubitz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019583:Dose Fractionation, Radiation; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011859:Radiography; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000532:radiotherapy
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D008727:Methotrexate
keywords: Lymphoma; rheumatoid arthritis