title: Breast involvement with post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease in a renal transplant recipient.
abstract: Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) is a life-threatening complication among 1% to 20% of all organ transplant recipients. The majority of cases, if not all, are associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. Herein we report a 28 year-old woman who developed EBV-related PTLD in both her breasts at 12 years after renal transplantation. The purpose of this case description was to document the imaging findings in the breast associated with PTLD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: nihalt@gmail.com.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Uslu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eserdag
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008232:Lymphoproliferative Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging