Morgan Elaine, Pahl Elfriede
Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois 60614, USA.
Pediatr Transplant. 2002 Dec;6(6):509-12. doi: 10.1034/j.1399-3046.2002.02034.x.
A child with advanced stage large cell lymphoma in remission developed overwhelming, irreversible anthracycline cardiac toxicity incompatible with life early in her treatment course. The medical complexities and ethical issues concerning a decision to proceed with orthotopic heart transplantation are discussed.