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Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders

Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders are a group of conditions that straddle the borders between infection and malignancy. They were very rare prior to the mid-1980s but now can be expected to develop in 1-10% of transplant recipients. While some cases are reversible with reduction in immun...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Dharnidharka, Vikas R. (Editor ), Green, Michael (Editor ), Webber, Steven A. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edición:1st ed. 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Historical Perspective on the Early Studies of Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
  • Epidemiology of PTLD
  • The Biology of Epstein-Barr Virus and Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disease
  • Epstein-Barr Viral Load Testing: Role in the Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders
  • Clinical Features and Diagnostic Evaluation of Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder
  • Pathology
  • Prognostic Factors for PTLD
  • Treatment of PTLD
  • Prevention of Epstein-Barr Virus Infection and Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disease Following Transplantation
  • Organ Specific Issues of PTLD - Kidney
  • Posttransplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorder (PTLD) in Liver and Small Bowel Transplant Recipients
  • Heart and Lung Transplantation
  • Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disease (PTLD) in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)
  • Research Priorities and Future Directions.