Methotrexate-Induced Carcinoma?
- 1 May 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Dermatology
- Vol. 103 (5) , 505-506
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.1971.04000170039009
Abstract
Posterior nasopharyngeal carcinoma associated with a high antibody titer to Epstein-Barr virus occurred in a 45-year-old man who had been receiving methotrexate therapy for psoriasis. Although this single case report does not establish methotrexate as a carcinogen in a class with arsenic, the action of immunosuppressive drugs in the body and the increased possibility that some cancers are virus-induced should alert others to be watchful for similar cases.Keywords
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