Lymphoproliferative disease seen as a cardiac mass after orthotopic heart transplantation

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 1998 Jul;11(7):758-60. doi: 10.1053/je.1998.v11.a90473.

Abstract

Posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) occurs in approximately 5% of patients after orthotopic heart transplantation. PTLD is frequently fatal. PTLD rarely involves the cardiac allograft. We report the first case of PTLD seen as a mass in the cardiac allograft.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal*
  • Heart Transplantation* / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppression Therapy
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders / diagnostic imaging*
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging*
  • Transplantation, Homologous