Case Reports in Transplantation (Jan 2017)

Angiosarcoma Developing in an Arteriovenous Fistula after Kidney Transplantation

  • Bruna Natacha Leite Costa,
  • Constantino Fernández Rivera,
  • Maria Calvo Rodríguez,
  • Teresa Hermida Romero,
  • Andrés López Muñiz,
  • Tamara Ferreiro Hermida,
  • Felipe Sacristán Lista,
  • Pilar Iglesias Díaz,
  • Ángel Alonso Hernández

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/2426859
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2017

Abstract

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After transplantation, the main concerns involve immunosuppression, the prevention and treatment of infections and graft rejection, and tumor prevention. Sometimes the complications that may appear in the arteriovenous fistula are neglected following kidney transplantation. This is the reason why we are presenting the case of an angiosarcoma developing in an arteriovenous fistula after kidney transplantation. It is a very rare case and our goal is to create an alarm so that after kidney transplantation clinicians do not lose sight of the patients’ previous history.