Jenabi Aria, Mooraki Ahmad, Jabbari Mosadegh, Shayanfar Nasrin, Ghods Ahad J, Ziari Mohammad Bagher, Bastani Bahar
Division of Nephrology, Rasool Akram Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Iran J Kidney Dis. 2012 Sep;6(5):380-5.
We present an unusual case of a young woman who developed multiple cranial masses and unilateral facial palsy 10 years after a successful living-unrelated kidney transplant. She was diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell plasmablastic differentiated lymphoma, a rare form of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder. She responded to 5 cycles of cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone chemotherapy with resolution of all cranial masses. However, her facial palsy did not resolve, and she died 6 months after diagnosis with pneumonia and sepsis.