2021
DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.929348
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Diffuse Micro-Nodules on Peritoneal Surfaces at Donor Organ Procurement: Highlights on the Diagnostic Challenge and Transplant Management

Abstract: Patient: Female, 41-year-old Final Diagnosis: Diffuse leiomyomatosis Symptoms: None Medication:— Clinical Procedure: — Specialty: Pathology Objective: Rare disease Background: Guidelines have been designed to stratify the risk of cancer transmission in donors with a history of or ongoing malignancy, although this evaluation is not always straightforward when unexpected and rare… Show more

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“…The consultation requests are managed by a pathologist, who is a pivotal figure in the process and who defines the donor’s risk profile, helping centers to evaluate donors’ medical history and to plan clinical, radiological, or pathological investigations. The impact of correct risk assessment is paramount, considering the possible recovery of organs that would have been erroneously discarded or, conversely, the possibly correct discarding of donors with unacceptable risk profiles [ 24 , 25 , 26 ]. The consultations provided by the second opinion service led to a safer and more homogeneous management of donors by transplant centers.…”
Section: History Role and Advantagesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The consultation requests are managed by a pathologist, who is a pivotal figure in the process and who defines the donor’s risk profile, helping centers to evaluate donors’ medical history and to plan clinical, radiological, or pathological investigations. The impact of correct risk assessment is paramount, considering the possible recovery of organs that would have been erroneously discarded or, conversely, the possibly correct discarding of donors with unacceptable risk profiles [ 24 , 25 , 26 ]. The consultations provided by the second opinion service led to a safer and more homogeneous management of donors by transplant centers.…”
Section: History Role and Advantagesmentioning
confidence: 99%