Discussion
Diagnosis With Brief Discussion
- Diagnosis
- Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder
- Radiologic Findings
- Fig 1. Chest PA shows multifocal ill defined opacities in both lung fields.
Fig 2. Chest CT scan shows ill-defined GGOs in both lung.
Fig 3-5. In chest CT, multifocal GGO and consolidation have been gradually aggravated during follow-ups despite the empirical treatment.
- Brief Review
- Post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLDs) are defined as lymphomas that occur after transplantation. PTLD is the second most common tumor in adult transplant recipients. Recipients of solid-organ or allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplants have an increased risk of cancers related to immunosuppression and the Epstein
- References
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2. Borhani AA, Hosseinzadeh K, Almusa O, Furlan A, Nalesnik M. Imaging of posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorder after solid organ transplantation. Radiographics. 2009 Jul-Aug;29(4):981-1000.
3. Camacho JC, Moreno CC, Harri PA, Aguirre DA, Torres WE, Mittal PK. Posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disease: proposed imaging classification. Radiographics. 2014 Nov-Dec;34(7):2025-38.
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