An unusual case of extramedullary plasmacytoma developing in a transplanted lung
Abstract
We report the case of a 63-year-old man who underwent lung transplantation 2.5 years earlier due to fibrosing hypersensitivity pneumonitis.Surgery was performed at another center, where he subsequently received follow-up care.Standard immunosuppressive therapy was administered: tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil, and prednisone.The early post-transplant period was uneventful.In the second year after transplantation he developed skin nocardiosis, which was successfully treated.Twenty-eight months after the transplantation, the patient began to experience pain in the right subcostal area radiating to the right upper abdomen and
Fields of Study & Subjects
Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
Metastasis and carcinoma case studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnętrznej
- Volume
- 136
- Issue
- 2
- Publication date
- 12 January 2026
- Language
- EN