Coexistent Kaposi sarcoma and post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in the same lymph nodes after pediatric liver transplantation: A case report

Table 1 Previously reported cases of concurrent Kaposi sarcoma and lymphoid tissue lesions in the same lymph node

Case	Ref.	Age (yr)	Sex	Past illness	Type of lymphoid tissue lesion	Treatment	Outcome
1	Licci et al[7]	59	Male	AIDS	DLBCL	ND	ND
2	Licci et al[7]	58	Male	None	TCRLBCL	ND	ND
3	Fernandes et al[8]	18	Female	None	TCRLBCL	ND	ND
4	Paksoy[9]	30	Male	AIDS	DLBCL	ND	ND
5	Kankaya et al[10]	57	Male	None	NLPHL	Without any therapy	Alive (8 yr)
6	Ngan and Kuo[11]	61	Female	None	CHL	Chemotherapy	Alive (13 mo)
7	Sabeel et al[12]	30	Female	ESRD PTLD	B-NHL Subtype: ND	Discontinued cyclosporine; intravenous acyclovir	Deceased (5 wk)

ND: Not available; TCRLBCL: T cell rich large B cell lymphoma; NLPHL: Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin’s lymphoma; CHL: Classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma; B-NHL: B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma; ESRD: End-stage renal disease; PTLD: Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder; AIDS: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; DLBCL: Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Table 2 Timeline of patient diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up

Age (mo)	Patient condition
1.5	Diagnosis: Congenital biliary atresia
2	Treatment: Kasai operation
13	Diagnosis: Cholestatic cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy. Treatment: Living donor liver transplantation
19	Diagnosis: Concurrent KS and non-destructive PTLD within the same lymph nodes. Treatment: Anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody (rituximab) therapy (1 cycle), discontinuation of immunosuppression
60	Diagnosis: Lymphoid hyperplasia. Treatment: Lymph node excised
71	Diagnosis: Lymphoid hyperplasia. Treatment: Lymph node excised
109	Follow-up: Alive

KS: Kaposi sarcoma; PTLD: Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder.