Prolonged survival after liver transplantation for Hodgkin's disease-induced fulminant liver failure

Hepatogastroenterology. 2005 Jan-Feb;52(61):217-9.

Abstract

A 30-year-old male with a past history of nodular lymphocyte predominance Hodgkin's disease in apparent complete remission for two years received a liver transplantation because of fulminant liver failure. Histopathological examination of the explanted liver showed massive infiltration by Hodgkin's disease. In spite of a nodal recurrence of Hodgkin's disease, the patient is alive and in excellent general condition six years after liver transplantation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Hodgkin Disease / complications*
  • Humans
  • Liver Failure, Acute / etiology*
  • Liver Failure, Acute / surgery*
  • Liver Transplantation*
  • Male
  • Survivors
  • Treatment Outcome