1. Lymphoproliferative disorder presenting as a tumor of the renal allograft
- Author
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S. M. Moudouni, Ph. Thibault, M. Tligui, Jean-Dominique Doublet, B. Gattegno, and François Haab
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Nephrology ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Pathology ,Lymphoma, B-Cell ,Urology ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Gastroenterology ,Postoperative Complications ,Internal medicine ,Carcinoma ,Medicine ,Humans ,Kidney transplantation ,Kidney ,business.industry ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Kidney Transplantation ,Nephrectomy ,Kidney Neoplasms ,Lymphoproliferative Disorders ,Lymphoma ,Transplantation ,surgical procedures, operative ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,business - Abstract
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative diseases (PTLDs) constitute a group of potentially life-threatening complications in solid organ transplantation, occurring in 1-2% of kidney transplant recipients. The absolute number of cases occurring at each transplant center remains small, making it difficult to assess incidence, prognosis, and treatment. We report a case of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder that developed in the allograft renal parenchyma 2 years after renal transplantation. This case implies that partial nephrectomy may be a safe and effective treatment protocol for renal lymphoma in allograft kidneys.
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- 2006