Polyserositis as an unusual sign of methotrexate toxicity

Gynecol Oncol. 1996 Jun;61(3):446-7. doi: 10.1006/gyno.1996.0172.

Abstract

We present a 46-year-old patient who underwent an abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for persistent trophoblastic disease. Single-agent chemotherapy with alternate methotrexate 1 mg/kg/day and leucovorin 0.1 mg/kg for 8 days was instituted on the first postoperative day. Various adverse symptomatology developed, culminating in a unique side effect, polyserositis. To the best of our knowledge, the wide spectrum of side effects, the short time lapse after onset of chemotherapy, and their severity are uncommon in a patient receiving her first chemotherapeutic treatment with MTX.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Methotrexate / adverse effects*
  • Middle Aged
  • Pregnancy
  • Serositis / chemically induced*
  • Trophoblastic Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Uterine Neoplasms / drug therapy

Substances

  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
  • Methotrexate