title: [Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder is a rare cause of spinal cord compression].
abstract: A 74-year-old man presented with sensory deficits and lower limb weakness four years after a renal transplant. MRI showed an intramedullary mass at the T5 level. Following surgical excision the diagnosis post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) was made. Although the frequency of PTLD is low in kidney transplant recipients (≤ 1%), it is an important differential diagnosis in a patient with new-onset neurological deficits following solid-organ transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Radiologisk Klinik, -Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 København Ø. samerm.a@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Samer Mohamad
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Abdelhadi
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kondziella
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kruse
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Clasen-Linde
authors.forename: Vibeke Andrée
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Larsen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000821:virology; D008232:Lymphoproliferative Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae