Lymphoproliferative disease seen as a cardiac mass after orthotopic heart transplantation.

Autor: Ouseph R; Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA., Denny DM, Erbeck KM
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography [J Am Soc Echocardiogr] 1998 Jul; Vol. 11 (7), pp. 758-60.
DOI: 10.1053/je.1998.v11.a90473
Abstrakt: Posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) occurs in approximately 5% of patients after orthotopic heart transplantation. PTLD is frequently fatal. PTLD rarely involves the cardiac allograft. We report the first case of PTLD seen as a mass in the cardiac allograft.
Databáze: MEDLINE