Table. 3.

Summary of T-PTLD cases at our institution

Patient Time to T-PTLD (mo) Clinical presentation Histology Treatment Outcome
1 9 Fever; prolonged EB viremia; involvement of spleen, retroperitoneal lymph nodes, and liver Monomorphic T cell lymphoma (EBV+) Reduction of immunosuppression
Mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor
Rituximab
Chemotherapy (CEOP)
Death 4 mo after diagnosis
2 119 Fever; splenomegaly; lymph node involvement of neck, axilla, mediastinum, mesentery, retroperitoneum, and inguinal area Angioimmunoblastic T cell lymphoma (EBV+) Reduction of immunosuppression
Mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor
Chemotherapy (CEOP)
Complete response
3 104 Presacral mass (6.2 × 1.7 cm), radiating pain, cauda equina syndrome Monomorphic peripheral T cell lymphoma (EBV–) - Death 1 mo after diagnosis
4 136 Mass-like consolidation and patchy GGO in the left lower lobe of the lung Extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma (EBV+) Chemotherapy (IMEP/Oncaspar, CEOP) Stable disease
5 352 Skin nodule Primary cutaneous gamma-delta T cell lymphoma (EBV–) Chemotherapy (CEOP, gemcitabine)
Radiotherapy
Death 17 mo after diagnosis

T-PTLD, T cell posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorder; EB, Epstein-Barr; EBV, EB virus; CEOP, cyclophosphamide, epirubicin, vincristine, and prednisolone; GGO, ground-glass opacity; NK, natural killer; IMEP, ifosfamide, mesna, methotrexate, etoposide, and prednisolone.

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