Malignant fibrous histiocytoma complicating nephrogenic systemic fibrosis post liver transplantation

A 46‐year‐old man with cirrhosis secondary to hepatitis C virus infection and alcohol underwent orthotopic liver transplantation, which required urgent re‐grafting because of biliary sepsis from necrosis of the left liver lobe. Recovery was complicated by renal failure and nephrogenic systemic fibro...

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Veröffentlicht in:Internal medicine journal 2009-09, Vol.39 (9), p.613-617
Hauptverfasser: So, K., MacQuillan, G. C., Adams, L. A., Delriviere, L., Mitchell, A., Moody, H., Wood, D. J., Junckerstorff, R. C., Jeffrey, G. P.
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Zusammenfassung:A 46‐year‐old man with cirrhosis secondary to hepatitis C virus infection and alcohol underwent orthotopic liver transplantation, which required urgent re‐grafting because of biliary sepsis from necrosis of the left liver lobe. Recovery was complicated by renal failure and nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (probably related to intravenous gadolinium exposure). He subsequently developed a malignant fibrous histiocytoma. We present this case highlighting the occurrence of two rare conditions in the same patient following liver transplantation. We believe this is the first case of its kind to be reported.
ISSN:1444-0903
1445-5994
DOI:10.1111/j.1445-5994.2009.01977.x