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The development of malignant rhabdoid tumor in a patient with Behçet’s disease treated with ciclosporin

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· Purpose: To describe a risk of malignant neoplasm in patients with Behçet’s disease treated with ciclosporin. · Methods: Case report. · Results: A patient with Behçet’s disease who was treated with ciclosporin developed a mass in his right femur. Histological examination revealed this mass was a malignant rhabdoid tumor. · Conclusion: This is the first known case of malignant tumor developing in a patient with Behçet’s disease treated with ciclosporin. This case underscores the importance of assessing possible risks in the treatment of Behçet’s disease with ciclosporin.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Kita-15, Nishi-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060, Japan, Tel. +81-11-716-1161 ext. 5944; Fax +81-11-736-0952, , , , , , JP

    M. Muramatsu, Satoshi Kotake, Koji Yoshikawa, Yoichi Sasamoto & Hidehiko Matsuda

  2. Department of Orthopedics, Sapporo National Hospital, Sapporo, Japan, , , , , , JP

    Shinya Yamawaki

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  1. M. Muramatsu
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Received: 22 Mai 1997 Revised version received: 30 October 1997 Accepted: 5 November 1997

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Muramatsu, M., Kotake, S., Yoshikawa, K. et al. The development of malignant rhabdoid tumor in a patient with Behçet’s disease treated with ciclosporin. Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 236, 798–799 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004170050162

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