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Multi-Visceral Transplantation in a 21-Year-Old Man with Prior Pancreatoblastoma.

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Citation: International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine. 7(3):193-196, 2016PMID: 27721967Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital CenterDepartment: Surgery/TransplantationForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: PubMed-not-MEDLINE -- Not indexedYear: 2016 ISSN:

2008-6482

Name of journal: International journal of organ transplantation medicineAbstract: Organ transplantation in patients with prior malignancy increases the risk of tumor recurrence post-transplantation due to immunosuppression. Only two cases of liver transplantation have so far been reported in children with hepatic metastases from pancreatoblastoma, a rare malignant neoplasm originating from the epithelial exocrine cells of the pancreas. Herein, we describe a case of a successful multi-visceral transplant in a man with intestinal failure after surgical resection of pancreatoblastoma.All authors: Fishbein TM, Girlanda R, Matsumoto CS, Pozzi AFiscal year: FY2016Date added to catalog: 2017-05-24

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Organ transplantation in patients with prior malignancy increases the risk of tumor recurrence post-transplantation due to immunosuppression. Only two cases of liver transplantation have so far been reported in children with hepatic metastases from pancreatoblastoma, a rare malignant neoplasm originating from the epithelial exocrine cells of the pancreas. Herein, we describe a case of a successful multi-visceral transplant in a man with intestinal failure after surgical resection of pancreatoblastoma.

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