Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology

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First reported case of interferon-alpha-induced sarcoidosis in an Asian patient with malignant melanoma

Eun Kyoung Jeon

Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

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Jihyoung Hong,

Jihyoung Hong

Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

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Sook Hee Hong,

Sook Hee Hong

Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

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Ji Young Kang,

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Ji Young Kang

Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence: Dr Ji Young Kang MD, Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, #505 Banpo-Dong, Seocho-Gu, Seoul 137-701, Korea. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author

Gyeongsin Park,

Gyeongsin Park

Department of Pathology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

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Myeong Im Ahn,

Myeong Im Ahn

Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

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Jun Young Lee,

Jun Young Lee

Department of Dermatology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

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Jinhyoung Kang,

Jinhyoung Kang

Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

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Eun Kyoung Jeon,

Eun Kyoung Jeon

Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

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Jihyoung Hong,

Jihyoung Hong

Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

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Sook Hee Hong,

Sook Hee Hong

Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

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Ji Young Kang,

Corresponding Author

Ji Young Kang

Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

Gyeongsin Park,

Gyeongsin Park

Department of Pathology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

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Myeong Im Ahn,

Myeong Im Ahn

Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

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Jun Young Lee,

Jun Young Lee

Department of Dermatology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

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Jinhyoung Kang,

Jinhyoung Kang

Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

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First published: 17 June 2014

https://doi.org/10.1111/ajco.12204

Citations: 6

Conflict of interest: none

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Abstract

Anticancer agents can induce sarcoidosis. Interferon-alpha, which is used for the treatment of malignant melanoma and renal cell cancer, is one causative agent of sarcoidosis. However, there are few reports of interferon-alpha-induced sarcoidosis in patients with malignant melanoma. Clinically, it is important to consider the possibility of sarcoidosis in such patients because it could be easily regarded as a metastatic lesion due to underlying malignancy and given unnecessary treatment. Here, we report on the first case of interferon-alpha-induced sarcoidosis in an Asian melanoma patient.

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