1. Association between carcinosarcoma and the transplanted kidney.
- Author
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Buzogány I, Bagheri F, Süle N, Magyarlaki T, Kalmár-Nagy K, Farkas L, and Pajor G
- Subjects
- Carcinosarcoma pathology, Female, Humans, Kidney Neoplasms pathology, Kidney Transplantation pathology, Middle Aged, Carcinosarcoma etiology, Kidney Neoplasms etiology, Kidney Transplantation adverse effects
- Abstract
Background: Renal carcinosarcoma is a rare tumor with 12 reported cases in the world literature. To our knowledge, carcinosarcoma of a renal allograft has not been reported to date., Case Report: A multifocal urothelial carcinosarcoma of a transplanted kidney in a 49-year-old woman is described. Genomic analysis of the extracted nuclei of all the neoplastic cells showed uniformly XY genotype proving the transplant origin of the tumor., Results: The carcinogenic role of immunosuppressive medications in kidney-transplanted patients is reported in the literature. In this case, immunosuppression may have promoted the carcinosarcoma., Conclusion: Renal transplant patients should be monitored for the development of malignancy in the allograft and elsewhere.
- Published
- 2006