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ReviewBMC pediatrics2026

Allograft-localized post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in a pediatric kidney transplant recipient: a case report and focused review.

Dorna Derakhshan, Ali Derakhshan, Faizan Bashir

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Dorna DerakhshanDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-1266-5539
Ali DerakhshanDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-7285-5046
Faizan BashirShiraz Nephro-Urology Research Centre, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Zand Blvd, Shiraz, Fars province, Iran. faizanbashirlone0824@gmail.com.ORCID 0009-0009-9634-613X

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Abstract

backgroundPost-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a serious complication of pediatric kidney transplantation. PTLD confined to the kidney allograft is uncommon, and optimal management in this setting remains uncertain. CASE PRESENTATION: An eight-year-old boy with chronic kidney disease stage G5D due to posterior urethral valves developed monomorphic PTLD limited to the kidney allograft one year after deceased-donor kidney transplantation. Histopathology demonstrated high-grade B-cell lymphoma of the activated B-cell phenotype, with negative Epstein–Barr virus DNA and low-level cytomegalovirus DNA without evidence of end-organ disease. In the absence of systemic disease, a multidisciplinary team pursued a graft-preserving strategy rather than upfront nephrectomy, consisting of reduction of immunosuppression and rituximab-based chemoimmunotherapy with cyclophosphamide, prednisolone, and rituximab (CPR). Despite treatment-related cytopenias and transient hemodialysis, the patient achieved complete metabolic remission on PET-CT and remains disease-free with preserved graft function at five years of follow-up.

conclusionThis case demonstrates that graft-preserving, risk-adapted chemoimmunotherapy can achieve durable remission in selected pediatric patients with allograft-localized PTLD while maintaining long-term kidney allograft function.

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Kidney TransplantationLymphoproliferative DisordersPostoperative ComplicationsAllograftsChildCyclophosphamideHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsMaleRituximabCyclophosphamideImmunosuppressive AgentsRituximabCPR regimenKidney allograft PTLDPediatric kidney transplantPost-transplant lymphoproliferative disorderPTLDRituximab

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PMCPMC12973549

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