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Suh, Byun, Kim, and Hwang: Cerebral Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder Occurring after Renal Transplantation: A Case Report
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Neuroradiology
Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology

Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology 2012; 66(4): 303-307.

Published online: 30 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.0000/jksr.2012.66.4.303

Cerebral Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder Occurring after Renal Transplantation: A Case Report

Jang Ho Suh, MD, Woo Mok Byun, MD, Hong Chul Kim, MD, Mi Su Hwang, MD

Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea.

Corresponding author: Woo Mok Byun, MD. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, 170 Hyeonchung-ro, Nam-gu, Daegu 705-717, Korea. Tel. 82-53-620-3046, Fax. 82-53-653-5484, wmbyun@med.yu.ac.kr

Received 25 October 2011       Accepted 2 March 2012

Copyright © 2012 The Korean Society of Radiology

Abstract

Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a complication of organ transplantation and immunosuppression. A 36-year-old woman with a history of renal transplantation visited the hospital complaining of headache and on pathology was diagnosed with cerebral PTLD manifesting as multiple rim enhanced masses in both hemispheres. We report here a case of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder involving the cerebrum occurring after renal transplantation, and describe the MRI findings for this patient.

Keywords: Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder, MRI, Central Nerve System

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