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Murine Bilateral Renal Lymphadenectomy
Published on: December 30, 2025
Early Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative Disease in the Donor Ureter Without Systemic Involvement: A Case Report
W M Bennett1, T D Batiuk1, K M McEvoy1
1Legacy Transplant Services, Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, United States.
Background:
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease is a serious complication of renal transplantation. Major risk factors include Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) seronegativity and induction immunosuppression with lymphocyte-depleting agents.
Results:
We present a case of a 50-year year-old woman with very early onset PTLD confined to the donor ureter. Phenotypic studies on the tumor material reveal that the lymphoma was most likely of donor origin. A complete staging workup including the kidney allograft was negative for any other sites of involvement.
Conclusions:
This case, which had a fatal outcome, emphasizes the risk of renal transplantation in BV-negative individuals when given induction with lymphocyte-depleting drugs.
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