Posttransplant Primary Cutaneous CD30+ Anaplastic Large T Cell Lymphoma: A Case Report
Author(s):
Asmae Abdelmouttalib1*, Anissa Benjaafar2
, Mariame Meziane1
, Nadia Ismaili1
, Leila Benzekri1 and Karima Senouci1
Recipients of organ transplants are at an increased risk of secondary malignancies. An anaplastic large cell lymphoma that was positive for CD30 presented as a several tumors on the forehead in a 60-year-old man 12 years after kidney transplantation. A pulmonary adenocarcinoma was also discovered during the extension workup. Systemic chemotherapy was decided but the patient died from COVID infection. This case highlight that strict screening programs after kidney transplantation are key factors for an early diagnosis and to allow for prompt treatment resulting in a better outcome.
