
Treatment associated M antle C ell L ymphoma with Cyclophosphamide therapy for Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
Author(s) -
Sheehy Robert,
Tran Khoa
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
respirology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2051-3380
DOI - 10.1002/rcr2.87
Subject(s) - cyclophosphamide , medicine , granulomatosis with polyangiitis , adverse effect , vasculitis , lymphoma , mantle cell lymphoma , non hodgkin's lymphoma , immunology , chemotherapy , disease
We present a case of a 68‐year‐old woman who developed mantle cell lymphoma in the setting of long‐term cyclophosphamide therapy and relapsing granulomatosis with polyangiitis ( W egener's granulomatosis, GPA ). Adverse outcomes associated with cyclophosphamide therapy are well documented; however, the development of non‐ H odgkin's lymphoma appears rare. Cumulative dose of cyclophosphamide (>36 g) is a significant risk factor in the development of serious long‐term adverse outcomes and is particularly relevant to this case in which maintenance cyclophosphamide therapy was continued, following induction, for 2 years total, on account of patient preference. This case study will highlight the patient's initial diagnosis, treatment response, relapse and subsequent complications of therapy.