The puzzling coexistence of different histological changes in the same transplanted lung.
Large fragments of a transplanted lung from living lung recipients are rarely available. The case presented is that of a patient who underwent lingulectomy after a gunshot trauma. We describe the patchy panel of histological findings encountered in the resected specimen, ranging from normal lung to zones of acute and chronic rejection. Such contrasting findings have already been described, but should prompt us to exercise caution when interpreting histological results of routine transbronchial biopsies.
Robert
John H
JH
Service of Thoracic Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland. john.h.robert@hcuge.ch
Soccal
Paola M
PM
Romand
Jacques
J
Rochat
Thierry
T
Pache
Jean-Claude
JC
D015897:Comorbidity; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot