Misdiagnosed malignancy in transplanted organs.
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چکیده
The case reports of three patients who received cancer-bearing organs at this institution are presented. A fourth recipient, who was to be transplanted with a cancerous kidney, was spared this disastrous complication. The relevant data regarding the donors is also alluded to, with special reference to the type and site of the primary malignancy. Following these case reports, the implications of these issues, their possible prevention, and further management are discussed.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation
دوره 6 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993