Case Report
Re-activation of IPF and Appearance of Cancer on the Native Lung after Single Lung Transplantation
| Di Scioscio V1, Cecchelli C1, Greco L1, Guerrieri A2, Morelli A2, Anagnostopoulou G2, Maleddu A3, Garzillo G1* and Zompatori M1 | |
| 1Department of Radiology, University of Bologna, Italy | |
| 2Department of Pneumology, University of Bologna, Italy | |
| 3Department of Oncology, University of Bologna, Italy | |
| Corresponding Author : | Garzillo G Department of Radiology University of Bologna, Italy E-mail: giorgio.garzillo@gmail.com |
| Received May 04, 2013; Accepted May 13, 2013; Published May 17, 2013 | |
| Citation: Di Scioscio V, Cecchelli C, Greco L, Guerrieri A, Morelli A, et al. (2013) Re-activation of IPF and Appearance of Cancer on the Native Lung after Single Lung Transplantation. OMICS J Radiology 2:125. doi: 10.4172/2167-7964.1000125 | |
| Copyright: © 2013 Di Scioscio V, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | |
Abstract
IPF is an interstitial pneumonia of unknown origin with a very bad prognosis. A universally accepted therapeutic approach has still not been elaborated. Lung transplantation represents in many cases the only possible therapy for these patients. This report describes a case of IPF treated by lung transplantation. Radiological follow up of the patient after immunosuppressive therapy showed a re-activation of the primitive pathology on the native lung, a possible relapse of IPF on the graft and the appearance of two neoplastic lesions, one in the native lung and one in the left maxillary sinus.
