title: Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Pulmonary Smooth Muscle Tumor After Lung Transplantation.
abstract: We report an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated pulmonary posttransplant smooth muscle tumor arising in the left lung of a 71-year-old bilateral lung transplant recipient nearly 3 years after transplantation, treated with thoracoscopic wedge resection. Four previous smooth muscle tumors have been reported following lung transplantation. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of an EBV-positive posttransplant smooth muscle tumor within the transplanted lung. We describe the clinical, pathologic, and histologic diagnosis of this uncommon tumor.
authors.affiliation: Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: Alexander A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Brescia
authors.affiliation: Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Onkar V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Khullar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Anthony A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Gal
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Neujahr
authors.affiliation: Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Electronic address: sforce@emory.edu.
authors.forename: Seth D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Force
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D018235:Smooth Muscle Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral