Cyclosporine-induced lymphoma following a unilateral lung transplant. The Toronto Lung Transplant Group

Can Assoc Radiol J. 1989 Apr;40(2):110-1.

Abstract

Lymphomas are a well-known complication of therapy following organ transplantation. To date we have seen one lymphoma develop in a group of 24 patients who have undergone single or double lung transplantation. We report a 16-year-old man who developed multiple, rapidly appearing pulmonary nodules four months following transplantation. The Epstein-Barr virus and immunosuppressant drugs such as cyclosporine A have been implicated in the pathogenesis of this patient's rapidly progressive and fatal course.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Cyclosporins / adverse effects*
  • Cyclosporins / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung Transplantation*
  • Lymphoma / chemically induced*
  • Lymphoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Male
  • Methods
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis / surgery
  • Radiography

Substances

  • Cyclosporins