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      CD5-Positive Primary Intraocular B-Cell Lymphoma Arising during Methotrexate and Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Treatment

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          Purpose: To report a case of CD5+ primary intraocular B-cell lymphoma arising during methotrexate (MTX) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor treatment in a young patient with rheumatoid arthritis and uveitis. Case Presentation: A 39-year-old woman treated with MTX and a TNF inhibitor for rheumatoid arthritis and uveitis had steroid-resistant vitreous opacity. A vitreous sample was obtained by using diagnostic vitrectomy and was categorized as class V based on cytologic examination. Flow cytometric analysis of the vitreous sample revealed that abnormal cells were CD5+, CD10-, CD19+, CD20+ and immunoglobulin light-chain kappa+, suggesting the diagnosis of CD5+ primary intraocular B-cell lymphoma. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) detected immunoglobulin heavy-chain gene rearrangement. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA was detected in the vitreous sample by using PCR, and immunohistochemistry revealed EBV latent membrane protein-1 expression in the abnormal cells infiltrating the vitreous. Optic nerve invasion was observed on magnetic resonance imaging. Conclusion: Primary intraocular lymphoma (PIOL) may develop in patients receiving MTX and TNF inhibitor treatment. EBV infection may play an important role in the pathogenesis of PIOL arising during immunosuppressive therapy.

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          Lymphomas in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with methotrexate: a 3-year prospective study in France.

          A national prospective study was designed to collect all cases of lymphoma appearing in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with methotrexate (MTX) throughout France over a period of 3 years. A total of 25 cases of lymphoma were recorded, 18 cases of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), 3 of which were associated with the presence of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in lymphoma cells, and 7 cases of Hodgkin disease (HD), 5 of them associated with EBV. Among the 8 patients who were treated by MTX withdrawal alone, 3 underwent remission, but 2 of them had a relapse, the third patient with clonal EBV-associated large granular lymphocytes T-cell NHL remaining alive in complete remission. The estimated annual incidence rate of NHL in RA patients treated with MTX was 33.3.10(-5) (0-80.5) among men and 16.7.10(-5) (0-33.3) among women. There was no significant excess with the French population as a comparison: the standardized mortality ratio (SMR) adjusted for age and sex was 1.07 (0.6-1.7). The estimated annual incidence rate of HD among men and women was, respectively, 27.8.10(-5) (0-70.1) and 2.8.10(-5) (0- 9.6). The incidence of HD was significantly increased compared with the French incidence, with an SMR adjusted for age and sex of 7.4 (3.0-15.3; P <.001). Thus, this 3-year prospective study indicated that, whereas the risk of NHL was not significantly increased in RA patients treated with MTX, the incidence of HD appeared to be higher in these patients compared to the French population.
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            Lymphoproliferative disorders in rheumatoid arthritis: clinicopathological analysis of 76 cases in relation to methotrexate medication.

            Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with or without methotrexate (MTX) medication occasionally develop lymphoproliferative disorders (MTX-LPD and non-MTX-LPD, respectively). The hyperimmune state of RA itself or the immunosuppressive state induced by MTX administration might contribute to development of LPD. Our objective was to characterize MTX-LPD in comparison to non-MTX-LPD and sporadic LPD in patients with RA. We compared MTX-LPD to non-MTX-LPD and sporadic LPD by evaluating 48 cases of MTX-LPD, 28 non-MTX-LPD, and 150 sporadic LPD. Later onset age of LPD and female predominance were evident in patients with RA-LPD compared to sporadic LPD. The interval between the diagnosis of RA and LPD in MTX-LPD (median 132 mo) was significantly shorter than that in non-MTX-LPD (240 mo). The frequency of diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and positive rate of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in RA-LPD was significantly higher than in sporadic LPD (57.9% vs 42.7%, 27.6% vs 9.9%, respectively). After withdrawal of MTX, 11 of the MTX-LPD cases showed a spontaneous regression of tumors. The 5-year survival rate in RA-LPD (59.2%) was significantly worse than that in sporadic LPD (74.6%). The majority of cases of RA-LPD show similar clinicopathological characteristics irrespective of MTX medication, except for spontaneous regression of LPD after withdrawal of MTX in MTX-LPD, and a shorter interval between the diagnosis of RA and LPD in MTX-LPD than in non-MTX-LPD. RA-LPD cases showed younger age of onset, female predominance, unfavorable prognosis, and higher frequencies of DLBCL and EBV positivity compared to sporadic LPD.
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              Clinical features and diagnostic significance of the intraocular fluid of 217 patients with intraocular lymphoma.

              Intraocular lymphoma is a rare disease with a poor prognosis. Early diagnosis and early treatment greatly influence the survival prognosis of this disease. This retrospective study aimed to clarify the clinical features of patients diagnosed with intraocular lymphoma, and the diagnostic significance of results from analysis of vitreous samples including cytology, cytokine measurements, and the IgH gene rearrangement test. We reviewed 217 patients with intraocular lymphoma diagnosed at 25 medical institutions in Japan. Together with clinical observation, cytological analysis, determination of the levels of cytokines, and/or detection of IgH gene rearrangements were conducted using vitreous fluid specimens. The results were studied in conjunction with clinical findings of intraocular lymphoma. Survival curves were estimated by use of the Kaplan-Meier method. The subjects comprised 85 men and 132 women, with a mean age at first ophthalmological examination of 63.4 years. The mean observation period was 41.3 months. During the observation period, 69 patients had onset of lymphoma in one eye and 148 had onset in both eyes. Intraocular lymphoma with involvement of the central nervous system (CNS) was most common, found in 60.8 % of the patients, whereas intraocular lymphoma without involvement of other organs was found in 28.1 % of patients. With respect to onset patterns, 82.5 % of patients developed primary ocular lesions whereas 16.1 % developed primary CNS lesions preceding intraocular lymphoma. Blurred vision and ataxia were the most common ocular and extra-ocular symptoms that prompted patients to seek medical examination. Vitreous opacification was the most common ocular finding. The detection rates of malignant cytology, IL-10/IL-6 ratio greater than 1.0, and IgH gene rearrangements in vitreous specimens were 44.5, 91.7, and 80.6 %, respectively, of patients tested. IL-10/IL-6 ratio greater than 1.0 had the highest overall detection rate, and was extremely high (≥90 %) in patients with or without vitreous opacification. The 5-year survival rate was 61.1 %. Cytokine analysis of vitreous biopsy had the highest detection rate for intraocular lymphoma. This supplementary diagnostic test should be performed frequently to confirm a diagnosis of intraocular lymphoma.
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                Journal
                COP
                COP
                10.1159/issn.1663-2699
                Case Reports in Ophthalmology
                S. Karger AG
                1663-2699
                2015
                September – December 2015
                04 September 2015
                : 6
                : 3
                : 301-306
                Affiliations
                Departments of aOphthalmology, bInfection Control and Laboratory Medicine, and cFrontier Medical Science and Technology for Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
                Author notes
                *Dr. Kenji Nagata, Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Hirokoji-agaru, Kawaramachi-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-0841 (Japan), E-Mail kenji68@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp
                Article
                440646 PMC4608665 Case Rep Ophthalmol 2015;6:301-306
                10.1159/000440646
                PMC4608665
                26483672
                a4d49754-348a-461c-9ba4-96c7ec6a6afb
                © 2015 The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG, Basel

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                Figures: 2, References: 15, Pages: 6
                Categories
                Published: September 2015

                Vision sciences,Ophthalmology & Optometry,Pathology
                Epstein-Barr virus,Primary intraocular lymphoma,CD5+ B-cell lymphoma,Methotrexate,Tumor necrosis factor inhibitor

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