Multiple malignancies in a patient with limited granulomatosis with polyangiitis without immunosuppressive therapy

Mod Rheumatol. 2016;26(3):450-3. doi: 10.3109/14397595.2014.891494. Epub 2014 Mar 19.

Abstract

Here, we report the case of a 69-year-old man with limited granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA; formerly Wegener's granulomatosis) who developed papillary thyroid cancer, adenocarcinoma of the stomach, and myelodysplastic syndrome following glucocorticoid treatment. This is the first report to present multiple malignancies in a patient with limited GPA without immunosuppressive treatment. Thus, our report supports the notion that limited GPA itself can be associated with the development of malignancy.

Keywords: ANCA; Granulomatosis with polyangiitis; Malignancy; Myelodysplastic syndrome; Vasculitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / complications*
  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Papillary / complications*
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / complications*
  • Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes / complications*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / complications*
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / complications*

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids