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Testicular Seminoma Occurring After Kidney Transplantation in a Patient Previously Treated for Teratoma: De Novo Malignancy or Recurrence in a Different Histologic Form? Transplant Proc 2016; 48:3128-3129. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.03.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2015] [Revised: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Anzai M, Kenmochi T, Kitamura H, Kurayama H, Takiguchi Y, Matsumura C, Kanemoto K. A case report of mediastinal seminoma arising after renal transplantation. CEN Case Rep 2012; 1:90-95. [PMID: 28509065 DOI: 10.1007/s13730-012-0020-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2011] [Accepted: 05/10/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Recipients of organ transplantation on immunosuppressive medications are at increased risk for developing de novo malignancies, including skin cancer, Kaposi's sarcoma, in situ carcinomas of the uterine cervix, anogenital cancers, renal cell carcinoma, and post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD). However, there are few case reports of germ cell tumors after organ transplantation. There are some case reports of testicular seminoma, but not mediastinal seminoma. This case report is the first description of a mediastinal seminoma that developed de novo 28 months after renal transplantation and that was initially diagnosed as PTLD. To improve outcomes of organ transplant recipients, it is important to report rare cases of malignancies arising while on immunosuppressive medications. When we detect mediastinal tumor arising after organ transplantation while on immunosuppressive therapy, diseases other than PTLD should be considered in the differential diagnosis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Michiko Anzai
- Department of Pediatrics, Chiba-East National Hospital, National Hospital Organization, 673 Nitona-cho, Chuo, Chiba, Chiba, 260-8712, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, Chiba-East National Hospital, National Hospital Organization, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Chiba-East National Hospital, National Hospital Organization, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chiba-East National Hospital, National Hospital Organization, 673 Nitona-cho, Chuo, Chiba, Chiba, 260-8712, Japan
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- Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chiba-East National Hospital, National Hospital Organization, 673 Nitona-cho, Chuo, Chiba, Chiba, 260-8712, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chiba-East National Hospital, National Hospital Organization, 673 Nitona-cho, Chuo, Chiba, Chiba, 260-8712, Japan
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