As a frequent complication of immunosuppression, lymphoproliferative disorders affect approximately 2 % of allorgan transplant recipients. Most of them are EBV-associated-B-cell-lymphoproliferations. Other types of non Hodgkin's lymphomas and Hodgkin's disease, as observed in general population, have only rarely been reported in this group of patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA cystic mucinous borderline tumor was discovered in a sixty two year old man, presenting as a cystic mass in the right lower lobe. A first diagnosis of bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma was made on bronchial biopsies. Surgical specimen examination revealed a lung mucinous cystic borderline proliferation similar to ovary borderline mucinous tumors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntratubular deposits of calcium oxalate crystals can be responsible for acute renal failure. The present report concerns two cases for which none of the known causes of oxalate nephropathy were found. Both patients had common features: chronic alcoholism and denutrition.
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