Leiomyoma in a Renal Allograft

Leiomyomas are smooth muscle tumours that are rarely found in the kidney. There is one report of a leiomyoma in a kidney transplant in a paediatric recipient. Here, we report an adult renal transplant recipient who developed an Epstein-Barr virus-positive leiomyoma in his allograft 15 years after tr...

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Main Authors:	Yan Jun Li, Amila Rohan Siriwardana, James Lawrence Penn Symons, Gordon Francis O’Neill, Min Ru Qiu, Timothy John Furlong
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:	Case Reports in Urology
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8394942

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spelling	doaj-080ff0c0ab1b4e60ac086f8132fd62152020-11-24T23:38:19ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Urology2090-696X2090-69782016-01-01201610.1155/2016/83949428394942Leiomyoma in a Renal AllograftYan Jun Li0Amila Rohan Siriwardana1James Lawrence Penn Symons2Gordon Francis O’Neill3Min Ru Qiu4Timothy John Furlong5Department of Renal Medicine, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, AustraliaDepartment of Urology, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, AustraliaDepartment of Urology, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, AustraliaDepartment of Urology, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, AustraliaDepartment of Anatomical Pathology, SydPath, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, AustraliaDepartment of Renal Medicine, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, AustraliaLeiomyomas are smooth muscle tumours that are rarely found in the kidney. There is one report of a leiomyoma in a kidney transplant in a paediatric recipient. Here, we report an adult renal transplant recipient who developed an Epstein-Barr virus-positive leiomyoma in his allograft 15 years after transplantation. The patient was converted to everolimus for posttransplant immunosuppression management and there was no sign of progression over a year.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8394942
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title	Leiomyoma in a Renal Allograft
title_short	Leiomyoma in a Renal Allograft
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description	Leiomyomas are smooth muscle tumours that are rarely found in the kidney. There is one report of a leiomyoma in a kidney transplant in a paediatric recipient. Here, we report an adult renal transplant recipient who developed an Epstein-Barr virus-positive leiomyoma in his allograft 15 years after transplantation. The patient was converted to everolimus for posttransplant immunosuppression management and there was no sign of progression over a year.
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Leiomyoma in a Renal Allograft

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