Transmission of breast cancer by a single multiorgan donor to 4 transplant recipients

Yvette A. H. Matser; Matty L. Terpstra; Silvio Nadalin; George D. Nossent; Jan de Boer; Barbara C. van Bemmel; Susanne van Eeden; Klemens Budde; Susanne Brakemeier; Frederike J. Bemelman

doi:10.1111/ajt.14766

Transmission of breast cancer by a single multiorgan donor to 4 transplant recipients

Yvette A. H. Matser, Matty L. Terpstra, Silvio Nadalin, George D. Nossent, Jan de Boer, Barbara C. van Bemmel, Susanne van Eeden, Klemens Budde, Susanne Brakemeier, Frederike J. Bemelman^*

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Abstract

We report 4 cases of breast cancer transmission to transplant recipients from a single organ donor that occurred years after donation. The diagnosis of breast cancer was occult at the time of donation. All of the recipients developed a histologically similar type of breast cancer within 16months to 6years after transplantation. Three out of 4 recipients died as a result of widely metastasized disease. One of the recipients survived after transplant nephrectomy followed by cessation of immunosuppression and chemotherapy. This extraordinary case points out the often fatal consequences of donor-derived breast cancer and suggests that removal of the donor organ and restoration of immunity can induce complete remission.

In this case report, the authors describe the unfortunate event of breast cancer transmission from a multi-organ donor to four recipients.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1810-1814
Number of pages	5
Journal	American Journal of Transplantation
Volume	18
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/ajt.14766
Publication status	Published - Jul-2018

Keywords

clinical decision-making
clinical research
practice
complication: malignant
donors and donation: deceased
organ transplantation in general

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Matser, Yvette A. H. ; Terpstra, Matty L. ; Nadalin, Silvio ; Nossent, George D. ; de Boer, Jan ; van Bemmel, Barbara C. ; van Eeden, Susanne ; Budde, Klemens ; Brakemeier, Susanne ; Bemelman, Frederike J. / Transmission of breast cancer by a single multiorgan donor to 4 transplant recipients. In: American Journal of Transplantation. 2018 ; Vol. 18, No. 7. pp. 1810-1814.

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In: American Journal of Transplantation, Vol. 18, No. 7, 07.2018, p. 1810-1814.

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