Case Report
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2019.
World J Clin Cases. Nov 6, 2019; 7(21): 3553-3561
Published online Nov 6, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i21.3553
Table 3 Characteristic of methotrexate related lymphoproliferative disorder
Characteristic of MTX-LPD
Potential association of EB virus
Treatment includes stopping the MTX and administering chemotherapy or performing surgery in some cases
By stopping MTX, about 30% of cases show improvement within a month
Chemotherapy includes R-CHP, R-THP-COP, etc. depending on the histological pattern