Synchronous multiple non-small cell lung cancers in an allograft lung recipient

A 39-year-old non-smoker woman was admitted in the thoracic oncology unit of the Montpellier Academic Hospital in June 2017 for investigation of multiple lung consolidations, fever, and respiratory failure. She was followed-up since infancy for a cystic fibrosis with cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) mutation ( ΔF508-CFTR). Two years ago, a lung allograft was decided, owing to rapid onset of respiratory function impairment, and she received a bi-pulmonary transplant. According to the donor database, the lung transplant was removed from a 57-year-old woman with a 30 pack-year smoking history.
Source: Lung Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Source Type: research