title: Disseminated peritoneal plasmacytoma following cardiac transplantation.
abstract: Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) are an important comorbidity in immunosuppressed transplant patients. We describe a unique case of PTLD, a disseminated peritoneal plasmacytoma in a 56-year-old cardiac transplant patient presenting with ascites. The associated computed tomographic findings include omental thickening, mesenteric stranding, and ascites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, Room H1307, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ranheim
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Jeffrey
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D002313:Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed