Metachronous Epstein-Barr virus-related smooth muscle tumors in a child after heart transplantation: case report and review of the literature

M H Collins; K T Montone; A M Leahey; R L Hodinka; K E Salhany; B J Clark; A C Duhaime; T L Spray; J E Tomaszewski

doi:10.1053/jpsu.2001.26396

Metachronous Epstein-Barr virus-related smooth muscle tumors in a child after heart transplantation: case report and review of the literature

J Pediatr Surg. 2001 Sep;36(9):1452-5. doi: 10.1053/jpsu.2001.26396.

Authors

M H Collins¹, K T Montone, A M Leahey, R L Hodinka, K E Salhany, B J Clark, A C Duhaime, T L Spray, J E Tomaszewski

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, USA.

PMID: 11528626
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2001.26396

Abstract

Soft tissue tumors are uncommon manifestations of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection in patients who have had transplants. The authors report 2 metachronous EBV-containing smooth muscle tumors in a child who had a heart transplant, and review the literature on posttransplant soft tissue tumors.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Biopsy, Needle
Brain Neoplasms / complications
Brain Neoplasms / pathology*
Brain Neoplasms / surgery
Brain Neoplasms / virology
Child
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / complications
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / diagnosis*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Transplantation / adverse effects*
Heart Transplantation / methods
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
In Situ Hybridization
Leiomyoma / complications
Leiomyoma / pathology*
Leiomyoma / surgery
Leiomyoma / virology
Muscle, Smooth
Pneumonia, Viral / complications
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
Pneumonia, Viral / surgery