Intrathoracic Kaposi's Sarcoma in Renal Transplant Recipient proven by Open Lung Biospsy: A Case Report.
- Author:
Gee Ik SUNG
1
;
Young Tae KIM
;
Sook Whan SUNG
;
Joo Hyun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Seoul National University.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lung Neoplasm;
Sarcoma;
Biopsy;
Kidney transplntation
- MeSH:
Adult;
Biopsy;
Cyclosporine;
Humans;
Kidney Failure, Chronic;
Kidney Transplantation;
Korea;
Lung Neoplasms;
Lung*;
Prednisolone;
Sarcoma;
Sarcoma, Kaposi*;
Transplantation*
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2000;33(4):338-341
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Renal transplant recipients who received immunosuporessive agent are in high risk of development Kaposi's sarcoma. In Korea a few report of Kaposi's sarcoma has been pubilshed but any report of intrathoracic Kaposi's sarcoma provedn by open lung biopsy has not been pulbilshed until now. We report a case of intrathoracic Kaposi's sarcoma developed in a 25 year old Korean man, who had been operated renal transplantation due to end stage renal disease and received cyclosporine and prednisolone as immunosuppessive agent, without any other organ involvment and was proven by open lung biopsy. Although discontinuation of immunosuppressive agent, temporary symptomatic and radilolgic improvement were observed, he died 11 days later after open lung biopsy because of intractable resiratory failure.
