title: Adenocarcinoma of the cervix in a renal transplant patient.
abstract: Treatment of cervical carcinoma in a renal transplant patient with a single pelvic kidney presents several management dilemmas. Standard treatment modalities are complicated by the patient's immunosuppressed state and the location of the transplanted kidney in the standard pelvic field, as well as other surgical risks. No information on the best approach to this clinical situation is available in the English language literature. We present this case to discuss factors considered in selecting a treatment plan and possible reasons for the rapid recurrence and demise of this patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ripley
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Levenback
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Eifel
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*