title: Early-onset EBV-positive post-transplant plasmablastic lymphoma arising in a liver allograft: a case report and literature review.
abstract: We report a case of a 51-year-old man who received a cadaveric liver allograft for autoimmune and hepatopulmonary syndrome. The patient was admitted with symptoms of progressive vomiting and diarrhea 16 months after transplantation. Laboratory studies showed abnormal liver functions, and abdominal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a 76-mm heterogeneous mass in the liver. Histological examination showed a malignant lymphoid neoplasm with plasmablastic features. Plasmablastic lymphoma (PL) is rare in the post-transplantation period. To the best of our knowledge, only 25 well-documented cases of posttransplant PL, including ours, have been described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Facultad de Medicina Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Carlos E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Benítez
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rey
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zoroquiaín
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ramírez
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arrese
authors.forename: Rosa María
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Pérez-Ayuso
authors.forename: José R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Valbuena
mesh_terms: D064591:Allografts; D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged