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Mesothelioma after lung transplantation

¹ Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
² Lung Transplant Program, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland

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Correspondence to:
Dr P N Chhajed
Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland; PChhajed{at}uhbs.ch

The case history is presented of a lung transplant recipient who developed malignant mesothelioma. This is thought to be the first such report. Mesothelioma should be suspected in lung transplant recipients with a haemorrhagic pleural effusion in the native lung when there is no convincing evidence for bronchogenic carcinoma or post transplant lymphoproliferative disease, even in the absence of exposure to asbestos.

Keywords: asbestos; lung transplant; mesothelioma; thoracoscopy