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Metastatic RCC arising in a transplant kidney

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We report a case of metastatic renal cell carcinoma arising in a cadaver transplant kidney 6 years after transplantation. Due to molecular analysis of the tumor tissue we could prove that the carcinoma originated from the male donor. After tumor resection and interruption of immunotherapy, the concomitant bone and lymph node metastases resolved with alpha-interferon and interleukin-2-based immunotherapy.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Klinikstrasse 36, D-35 385 Giessen, Germany, DE

    M. Kunisch-Hoppe, K. Rauber, B. Weimar & W. S. Rau

  2. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital, Philipps University, D-35033 Marburg, Germany, DE

    M. Hoppe

  3. Institute of Pathology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Langhansstrasse 10, D-35 385 Giessen, Germany, DE

    R. M. Bohle & U. Stahl

  4. Department of Transplantation, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Klinikstrasse 36, D-35 385 Giessen, Germany, DE

    S. Friemann

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Received 28 August 1997; Revision received 23 December 1997; Accepted 29 December 1997

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Kunisch-Hoppe, M., Hoppe, M., Bohle, R. et al. Metastatic RCC arising in a transplant kidney. Eur Radiol 8, 1441–1443 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003300050570

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