Renal transplantation for end-stage myeloma kidney: report of a patient with long-term survival.
A patient had prolonged survival after renal transplantation was performed for myeloma kidney. Continued function of the allograft without evidence of recurrent myelomatous involvement suggests that transplantation be considered for patients with multiple myeloma in whom renal failure constitutes the major problem.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous