Posttransplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders in Solid Organ Recipients Are Predominantly Aggressive Tumors of Host Origin

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Patients immunosuppressed after organ transplantation have an increased frequency of lymphoproliferative disorders, known as posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLDs). In recipients of bone marrow allografts. PTLDs are often of donor origin. In only a few cases of lymphoma arising in solid-organ transplant recipients has the origin from host or donor lymphocytes been established. The authors have...

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