Mixed germ-cell testicular tumor in a liver transplant recipient

The development of malignancies after solid organ transplants is a well-known complication. Cancer is associated with significant consequences for the organ transplant patient. It is expected that cancer will surpass cardiovascular complications as the leading cause of death in transplant patients w...

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Main Authors: Mehdi Salehipour, Farzad Kakaei, Saman Nikeghbalian, Kourosh Kazemi, Sara Pakbaz, Seyed Ali Malekhosseini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2012;volume=23;issue=6;spage=1238;epage=1240;aulast=Salehipour
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Summary:The development of malignancies after solid organ transplants is a well-known complication. Cancer is associated with significant consequences for the organ transplant patient. It is expected that cancer will surpass cardiovascular complications as the leading cause of death in transplant patients within the next few years. We report on a 36-year-old male patient who developed mixed germ-cell testicular tumor seven years after liver transplantation for alcoholic cirrhosis. He was treated with orchiectomy, retroperitoneal lymph node dissection and post-operative chemotherapy.
ISSN:1319-2442