Posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorder in the knee.
Lymphoproliferative disorders with primary presentation in a joint are extremely rare. Posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorders are commonly extranodal at presentation but rarely involve joint structures. The authors describe a fatal case of posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorder presenting in the knee of a 39-year-old woman who had undergone renal transplantation many years before.
Pineda
R
R
Department of Pathology, Danbury Hospital, CT 06810, USA.
Wyard
L
L
Tietjen
R
R
Sieber
S
S
D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000209:etiology; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D002648:Child; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000601:surgery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D007719:Knee Joint; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal