Mesothelioma after lung transplantation.

Chhajed, P N; Bubendorf, L; Hirsch, H; Boehler, A; Weder, W; Tamm, M · Thorax · 2006

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

The case history is presented of a lung transplant recipient who developed malignant mesothelioma. This is thought to be the first such report. Mesothelioma should be suspected in lung transplant recipients with a haemorrhagic pleural effusion in the native lung when there is no convincing evidence for bronchogenic carcinoma or post transplant lymphoproliferative disease, even in the absence of exposure to asbestos.

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