Abstract
To the Editor. —In the article by Dr Loh and colleagues1describing transplantation of prostate cancer with a heart transplant, an earlier similar report by Wilson and colleagues2appears to have been overlooked. In this report, Wilson et al described inadvertently transplanting a metastatic bronchial carcinoma with a kidney into a 34-year-old father of 9 children. The tumor progressed in the recipient despite radiation therapy and chemotherapy and eventual discontinuation of immunosuppressive therapy. However, with removal of the transplanted kidney, the advanced malignant tumor completely regressed. Another kidney transplant was successful, and the tumor did not recur. In the patient described by Loh et al,1the option of removal of the transplanted heart to cure the cancer is, to say the least, limited unless another donor could be obtained.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
