A Solid Mass in the Chest Wall: An Unusual Presentation of Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder in a Renal Transplant Recipient. (December 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Alagoz, Selma; Yalin, Serkan Feyyaz; Gulcicek, Sibel; Ozgur, Nurgul; Altiparmak, Mehmet Riza; Seyahi, Nurhan
• Is Part Of: Progress in transplantation. Volume 26:Number 4(2016)
• Page Start: 386
• Page End: 388
• Publication Date: 2016-12
• Subjects: Epstein–Barr virus -- immunosuppression -- kidney transplantation -- lymphoma -- lymphoproliferative disorders; Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc -- Periodicals; Transplantation; Organ Procurement; Tissue Donors; Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Periodicals; 362.1783
• DOI: 10.1177/1526924816663517
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1526-9248

Abstract

Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is one of the most common malignancies after kidney transplantation. Different clinical and histopathological forms of PTLD related to immunosuppression can be observed after organ transplantations. We report a 42-year-old woman who had undergone deceased donor renal transplantation with an unusual presentation of PTLD. The immunosuppressive treatment was discontinued and appropriate chemotherapy was started. However, the patient died despite this treatment. Different presentations of PTLD in transplant patients should also be kept in mind.