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Successful treatment of relapsed lymphomatoid granulomatosis with bexarotene
Sigrid E Berg1, Lisa H Downs, Drew A Torigian
1Abramson Cancer Center, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Cancer Biology & Therapy
|October 7, 2008
Abstract:
Lymphomatoid granulomatosis is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder involving the lungs, skin and other organs. Advanced-stage disease does not tend to respond well to cytotoxic chemotherapy and is associated with a poor prognosis. We present a case of successful treatment of relapsed lymphomatoid granulomatosis with bexarotene, a novel retinoid agent.
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