Cranial leiomyosarcoma in an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-mismatched lung transplant recipient

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2007 Jul;26(7):753-5. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2007.05.007.

Abstract

Leiomyosarcoma is a rare Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-related complication of solid-organ transplantation. We report the case of a 19-year-old woman with cystic fibrosis who presented with protracted headaches 15 months after an EBV-mismatched bilateral sequential lung transplant. A parasagittal lesion was found on cranial magnetic resonance imaging; surgical resection revealed a leiomyosarcoma. We discuss treatment options of what is, to our knowledge, the first described case of a cranial leiomyosarcoma in a lung transplant recipient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology
  • Brain Neoplasms / virology*
  • Cystic Fibrosis / surgery
  • Female
  • Herpesvirus 4, Human / immunology
  • Herpesvirus 4, Human / pathogenicity*
  • Herpesvirus 4, Human / physiology
  • Humans
  • Leiomyosarcoma / diagnosis
  • Leiomyosarcoma / pathology
  • Leiomyosarcoma / virology*
  • Lung Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Lung Transplantation / immunology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Virus Activation / physiology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral