Occurrence of double primary malignancies in an African renal transplant recipient.

Occurrence of double primary malignancies in an African renal transplant recipient. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2016 Mar-Apr;27(2):377-380 Authors: Mohan P, Yuvaraj A, Abraham G, Kurien A, Abraham A, Mathew M, Saravanan S, Nair S Abstract A 63-year-old African male with end stage renal disease who received a renal transplantation from his daughter after successful treatment of hepatitis C virus, type 1 genotype developed metastatic Kaposi's sarcoma and subsequently adenocarcinoma of the prostate. He was successfully treated with chemotherapy and reduction of immunosuppression and switch over to rapamycin. PMID: 26997394 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl Source Type: research