The incidence of cancer is higher in transplant patients than in the normal population, mostly due to the assumption of immunosuppressants able to reduce the possibility of rejection. In addition, immunocompromised patients have a greater susceptibility to EBV, HPV and HIV, infectious agents that by themselves may favor the onset of malignancies. Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Diseases (PLDs) are among the most frequent neoplasms in transplant patients which like other aggressive neoplasms may be identified by the [18f] fluoro-D-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG- PET/CT).
Post Heart Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Diseases (PLDs) and the diagnostic role of [18f] FDG- PET/CT / Sica, Antonello; De Rimini, Maria Luisa; Sagnelli, Caterina; Casale, Beniamino; Spada, Alessandro; Reginelli, Alfonso; Amarelli, Cristiano; Maiello, Ciro; Belfiore, Maria Paola; Creta, Massimiliano; Ciccozzi, Massimo; Sagnelli, Evangelista; Troiani, Teresa; Cappabianca, Salvatore. - In: MINERVA MEDICA. - ISSN 0026-4806. - 112:3(2021), pp. 338-345. [10.23736/S0026-4806.20.06607-0]
Post Heart Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Diseases (PLDs) and the diagnostic role of [18f] FDG- PET/CT
Maiello, Ciro;Massimiliano, Creta;
2021
Abstract
The incidence of cancer is higher in transplant patients than in the normal population, mostly due to the assumption of immunosuppressants able to reduce the possibility of rejection. In addition, immunocompromised patients have a greater susceptibility to EBV, HPV and HIV, infectious agents that by themselves may favor the onset of malignancies. Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Diseases (PLDs) are among the most frequent neoplasms in transplant patients which like other aggressive neoplasms may be identified by the [18f] fluoro-D-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG- PET/CT).I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
