No recurrence of posttransplantation Kaposi's sarcoma three years after renal retransplantation

Transplantation. 2002 Jan 27;73(2):297-9. doi: 10.1097/00007890-200201270-00025.

Abstract

Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) develops in 0.5-5% of organ transplant patients; it usually regresses upon treatment reduction, but this may result in graft loss necessitating return to dialysis and/or retransplantation. Until now posttransplantation KS is considered to recur upon reintroduction of immunosuppressive treatment, a fact that has limited retransplantation of patients with previous KS. We report a patient with posttransplantation KS who received a second renal transplantation after having been off immunosuppressive treatment for 10 years, in whom KS has not recurred more than 3 years after retransplantation. This unique observation suggests that retransplantation of patients with previous posttransplantation KS is possible.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Herpesvirus 8, Human / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Male
  • Recurrence
  • Reoperation
  • Sarcoma, Kaposi / etiology*
  • Time Factors