title: Metastatic interstitial pneumonitis after autologous bone marrow transplantation. A consequence of reinjection of malignant cells?
abstract: Two cases of fatal interstitial pneumonitis developing after an autologous bone marrow transplantation are described. In both cases the autopsy revealed diffuse malignant pulmonary involvement. The first case involved a 4-year-old boy who had a Burkitt's lymphoma; the second case involved a 4-year-old girl with a neuroblastoma. The authors postulate that in these cases, the clinical picture may have been related to reinfusion of malignant cells.
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D001344:Autopsy; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000209:etiology*