The Development of Primary Cutaneous Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma in a Patient with Ankylosing Spondylitis Treated with Etanercept

Cansu D. U., Kasifoglu T., Acikalin M. F., Korkmaz C.

SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.102, no.7, pp.738-740, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 102 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/smj.0b013e3181a7fb33
  • Journal Name: SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.738-740
  • Keywords: ankylosing spondylitis, cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma, etanercept, tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors, SQUAMOUS-CELL CARCINOMA, RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS, RAPID ONSET, THERAPY, RISK, CANCER
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) inhibitors are widely used in the treatment of some autoimmune disorders with promising results. However, their safety has been questioned with multiple postmarketing reports of increased risk for malignancies. The case of a patient with ankylosing spondylitis who developed cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma after three years of treatment with anti-TNF-alpha therapy is discussed.