Under Pressure: Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disease: A Case of Pulmonary Artery External Compression

Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is an often fatal complication of cardiac transplantation that occurs in 2% to 6% of transplant recipients. We report a case in which PTLD led to pulmonary artery external compression and multimodality imaging showed key features in the diagnosis,...

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Autores principales: Freitas, Dario, Buttice, Maria, Wrench, David, Emmanuel, Yaso
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
Materias:
Imaging Vignette
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8387807/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34471885
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.05.011
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Sumario:Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is an often fatal complication of cardiac transplantation that occurs in 2% to 6% of transplant recipients. We report a case in which PTLD led to pulmonary artery external compression and multimodality imaging showed key features in the diagnosis, management, and follow-up. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

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