Three solid malignancies and a myelodysplastic syndrome with a protracted course after kidney transplantation.
Clin Kidney J
; 6(3): 319-321, 2013 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-24596658
Although a well-known complication after transplantation, multiple non-skin malignancies within a patient are rare. We report on a kidney transplant recipient who over the course of 20 years developed breast cancer twice, a uroepithelial carcinoma, and myelodysplasia transforming into acute leukaemia. Breast cancer was treated as usual. The transitional cell carcinoma was managed with partial cyst ureterectomy with transposition of the native ureter to the graft. Withdrawal of immunosuppression followed under a "watchful waiting" regime. In conclusion, alertness is requested regarding development of malignancies. Creative solutions are necessary in the management of such patients. Under exceptional circumstances, withdrawal of immunosuppression may be an option.
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MEDLINE
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En
Journal:
Clin Kidney J
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Austria
Country of publication:
United kingdom