Bilateral Vocal Cord Carcinoma in a Sarcoidosis Patient during Infliximab Therapy

Introduction. Although the role of TNF-α in tumor development is not fully understood, an increased risk of malignancy with TNF-α-inhibitors, such as infliximab, has been suggested. Case Presentation. We present a 54-year-old nonsmoking female sarcoidosis patient. After seven months of infliximab th...

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Main Authors: Adriane D. M. Vorselaars, Elisabeth V. Sjögren, Coline H. M. van Moorsel, Jan C. Grutters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pulmonology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/308092