Misdiagnosed malignancy in transplanted organs.
The case reports of three patients who received cancer-bearing organs at this institution are presented. A fourth recipient, who was to be transplanted with a cancerous kidney, was spared this disastrous complication. The relevant data regarding the donors is also alluded to, with special reference to the type and site of the primary malignancy. Following these case reports, the implications of these issues, their possible prevention, and further management are discussed.
Detry
O
O
Department of Surgery, Centre Hôspitalier Universitaire, University of Liège, Belgium.
Detroz
B
B
D'Silva
M
M
Pirenne
J
J
Defraigne
J O
JO
Meurisse
M
M
Honoré
P
P
Michel
P
P
Boniver
J
J
Limet
R
R
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014019:Tissue Donors