Kaposi Sarcoma After Bilateral Lung Transplantation

We describe radiologic findings in 2 patients and 18-fluoro-deoxy-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography findings in 1 patient who developed Kaposi sarcoma of the lung after bilateral lung transplantation. These findings included lung nodules, mediastinal or hilar lymphadenopathy,...

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Published in:	Journal of thoracic imaging Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 50 - 53
Main Authors:	Martinez, Santiago, McAdams, Holman Page, Youens, Kenneth E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc 01-02-2008
Subjects:	Biopsy Cystic Fibrosis - surgery Diagnosis, Differential Fatal Outcome Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 Herpesvirus 8, Human - isolation & purification Humans Lung - diagnostic imaging Lung - surgery Lung Neoplasms - diagnosis Lung Neoplasms - pathology Lung Neoplasms - surgery Lung Transplantation - adverse effects Male Middle Aged Positron-Emission Tomography Postoperative Complications - diagnosis Pulmonary Fibrosis - surgery Radiopharmaceuticals Sarcoma, Kaposi - diagnosis Sarcoma, Kaposi - pathology Sarcoma, Kaposi - surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:	We describe radiologic findings in 2 patients and 18-fluoro-deoxy-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography findings in 1 patient who developed Kaposi sarcoma of the lung after bilateral lung transplantation. These findings included lung nodules, mediastinal or hilar lymphadenopathy, and pleural fluid.
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ISSN:	0883-5993 1536-0237
DOI:	10.1097/RTI.0b013e3181585bc4