Mutlifocal osseous posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorder: case report

Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a known complication of organ transplantation, but musculoskeletal involvement of PTLD remains very rare. We present a case of recurrent PTLD of the bone in a heart transplant patient that was misdiagnosed as gout for several years. There are onl...

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Veröffentlicht in:Skeletal radiology 2015-07, Vol.44 (7), p.1021-1026
Hauptverfasser: Lo, Ryan, Michalicek, Zachary, Lazarus, Martin
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Zusammenfassung:Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a known complication of organ transplantation, but musculoskeletal involvement of PTLD remains very rare. We present a case of recurrent PTLD of the bone in a heart transplant patient that was misdiagnosed as gout for several years. There are only a few cases of osseous PTLD in the literature, and we hope to better characterize its imaging findings on multiple imaging modalities.
ISSN:0364-2348
1432-2161
DOI:10.1007/s00256-015-2115-7