Primary Central Nervous System Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disease in a Bilateral Transfemoral Lower Extremity Transplantation Recipient.

Abstract

Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a heterogeneous group of clinical and pathological entities characterized by malignant lymphoid cell proliferation occurring after solid organ transplantation, with frequent extranodal involvement. Central nervous system (CNS) involvement occurs in 7-15% of the cases and it is a significant negative prognostic factor. A case of primary CNS (PCNS) PTLD in the first bilateral lower limb transplant recipient is presented.

• Authors: P C Cavadas, A Thione, M Blanes, E Mayordomo-Aranda
• Journal: American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (Am J Transplant) Vol. 15 Issue 10 Pg. 2758-61 (Oct 2015) ISSN: 1600-6143 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 25968917 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: © Copyright 2015 The American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.

Topics

• Central Nervous System Diseases (diagnosis, etiology)
• Humans
• Leg (transplantation)
• Lymphoproliferative Disorders (diagnosis, etiology)
• Male
• Postoperative Complications (diagnosis)
• Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation
• Young Adult