Malignant Lymphoma Confined to the Heart, 13 Years after a Cadaver Kidney Transplant

To the Editor: Renal transplantation is associated with an increased incidence of cancer. 1 In Case 4–1985 (Jan. 24 issue), 2 attention was drawn to malignant lymphomas in renal-transplant recipients, with special reference to the extranodal presentation. As discussed, in the majority of cases of ly...

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 313; no. 2; p. 122
Main Authors Rodenburg, C J, Kluin, P, Maes, A, Paul, L C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 11.07.1985
Subjects
Heart Neoplasms - etiology
Humans
Kidney Transplantation
Lymphoma - etiology
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications
Time Factors
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Summary:To the Editor: Renal transplantation is associated with an increased incidence of cancer. 1 In Case 4–1985 (Jan. 24 issue), 2 attention was drawn to malignant lymphomas in renal-transplant recipients, with special reference to the extranodal presentation. As discussed, in the majority of cases of lymphoma presenting with evidence of cardiac involvement, the disease is not limited to the heart but usually involves extracardiac sites as well. We would like to report on a 63-year-old man who had received a cadaveric renal transplant in 1970 and was admitted to the hospital in 1983 because of rapidly progressive congestive heart failure. The chest . . . No extract is available for articles shorter than 400 words.
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJM198507113130217