title: Malignant melanoma in a patient with polyomavirus-BK-associated nephropathy.
abstract: A possible relationship between malignant melanoma and polyomavirus-associated nephropathy in a renal transplant patient is presented. It is possible that BK polyomavirus (BKV) nephropathy and malignant melanoma developed independently. The coincidence may be related to over-immunosuppression. The presented case suggests careful oncological surveillance in patients with BKV nephropathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology and Transplant Medicine, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland. maria.boratynska@poczta.onet.pl
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boratyńska
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rybka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001739:BK Virus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D027601:Polyomavirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology