PTLD Treatment: A Step Forward, A Long Way To Go
PTLD Treatment: A Step Forward, A Long Way To Go
E Montserrat
20111113
2011 Dec 13
Lancet Oncol
Yes
PTLD Treatment: A Step Forward, A Long Way To Go
Lancet Oncol. 2011 Dec 13;[Epub Ahead of Print], E Montserrat
Abstract
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) are a heterogeneous group of diseases that develop as a consequence of immunosuppression in patients who have undergone solid-organ or haemopoietic-stem-cells transplantation. PTLDs include a series of disorders ranging from Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-driven polyclonal proliferation to disorders indistinguishable from some B-cell lymphomas or, less often, T-cell lymphomas. Although the diagnosis can be suspected by clinical features (ie, lymphadenopathy),...