Donor Transmission of Melanoma Following Renal Transplant

Donor transmission of melanoma is one of the more common and lethal of recipient malignancies, often presenting with systemic disease. Although some patients may receive durable remission of melanoma following explantation of the allograft and withdrawal of immunosuppression, donor transmission of m...

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Main Authors: Kathryn T. Chen, Anthony Olszanski, Jeffrey M. Farma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/764019
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Summary:Donor transmission of melanoma is one of the more common and lethal of recipient malignancies, often presenting with systemic disease. Although some patients may receive durable remission of melanoma following explantation of the allograft and withdrawal of immunosuppression, donor transmission of melanoma is fatal in most patients. Here we present a case of a 44-year-old male who developed metastatic melanoma following renal transplant.
ISSN:2090-6943
2090-6951